flux

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
2. (countable, uncountable) A state of ongoing change.
3. (countable, uncountable) A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.
4. (countable, uncountable) The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity), especially an electric or magnetic field, through a given surface.
5. (archaic, countable, uncountable) A disease which causes diarrhea, especially dysentery.
6. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Diarrhea or other fluid discharge from the body.
7. (countable, uncountable) The state of being liquid through heat; fusion.

Verb

1. (transitive) To use flux on.
2. (transitive) To melt.
3. (intransitive) To flow as a liquid.

Adj

Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable.

Opposite of

stasis

Synonyms

flow

fuse

blend

combine

merge

conflate

coalesce

meld

commingle

fluxion

liquify

liquefy

mix

stream

state of flux

thaw

melt

magnetic flux

immix

fluidity

slagging

slag formation

fusing agent

transition

flux density

trickle

solution

change

slag

solvent

outflow

pour

magnetic field

scorify

fluxing agent

ebb

drip

clear out

dribble

drain

clear

dissolve

discharge

cleanse

digest

fondant

difference

clean

fusion

bleeding

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Translations

flux

Fluss

fluxo

flusso

flujo

akı

Kraftfluss

combiner

flux

mêler

mélanger

ρευστότητα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/flʌks/

Etymology

From Old French flux, from Latin fluxus (“flow”).