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flux

   [fluhks]
noun
1.
a flowing or flow.
2.
the flowing in of the tide.
3.
continuous change, passage, or movement: His political views are in a state of flux.
4.
Physics.
a.
the rate of flow of fluid, particles, or energy.
b.
a quantity expressing the strength of a field of force in a given area.
5.
Chemistry, Metallurgy.
a.
a substance used to refine metals by combining with impurities to form a molten mixture that can be readily removed.
b.
a substance used to remove oxides from and prevent further oxidation of fused metal, as in soldering or hot-dip coating.
c.
(in the refining of scrap or other metal) a salt or mixture of salts that combines with nonmetallic impurities, causing them to float or coagulate.
EXPAND
6.
fusion.
COLLAPSE
verb (used with object)
7.
to melt; make fluid.
8.
to fuse by the use of flux.
9.
Obsolete. to purge.

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verb (used without object)
10.
to flow.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin fluxus a flowing, equivalent to fluc-, variant stem of fluere to flow + -tus suffix of v. action, with ct > x

Related forms
non·flux, noun
su·per·flux, noun
trans·flux, noun

Synonyms
1. course, current, flood, stream.

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Word Origin & History

flux
late 14c., from O.Fr. flux, from L. fluxus, pp. of fluere "to flow" (see fluent). Originally "excessive flow" (of blood or excrement); an early name for "dysentery;" sense of "continuous succession of changes" is first recorded 1620s.
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Medical Dictionary

flux (flŭks)
n.

  1. The discharge of large quantities of fluid material from the body, especially the discharge of watery feces from the intestines.

  2. Material thus discharged from the bowels.

  3. The rate of flow of fluid, particles, or energy through a given surface.

  4. Flux density.

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Science Dictionary
flux   (flŭks)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. The rate of flow of fluids, particles, or energy across a given surface or area.

  2. The presence of a field of force in a region of space, represented as a set of lines indicating the direction of the force. The density of the lines indicates the strength of the force. Lines used to represent magnetic fields in depictions of magnets, for example, follow the lines of flux of the field. See also field, magnetic flux.

  3. A measure of the strength of such a field. Also called field flux.

  4. A readily fusible glass or enamel used as a base in ceramic work.

  5. An additive that improves the flow of plastics during fabrication.

  6. A substance applied to a surface to be joined by welding, soldering, or brazing to facilitate the flowing of solder and prevent formation of oxides.

  7. A substance used in a smelting furnace to make metals melt more easily.


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