fluctuatio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

fluctŭātĭo, ōnis, f. [fluctuo], a vibrating to and fro, a fluctuation (not ante-Aug., and very rare).

I Lit., a wavering motion , agitation : tunc artus trepidi, inquietae manus, totius corporis fluctuatio, Sen. de Ira, 2, 35, 3.—

II Trop., wavering , hesitation , vacillation of the mind: in ea fluctuatione animorum opprimi incautos posse, Liv. 9, 25, 6; Vulg. Sirach, 40, 4.

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