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flux
- pronunciation:
- fluhks
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a flow or flowing in, as of the tide.
- similar words:
- flow
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| definition 2: |
a state of continuous change or movement.
The country's government has been in flux since the the sudden death of the leader.- antonyms:
- stability
- similar words:
- flow
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| definition 3: |
in physics, the rate of flow of matter or energy considered as a fluid.
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| definition 4: |
in physics, the strength of a force such as a magnetic field.
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| definition 5: |
any of various substances that enhance the flowing together of metals, as in soldering.
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| definition 6: |
an abnormal discharge of bodily fluid, as from the bowels, or the disease causing it; dysentery.
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| related words: |
current, flood, flow, motion |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
fluxed, fluxes, fluxing |
| definition 1: |
to cause to become fluid; melt or fuse.
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| definition 2: |
to treat, refine, or fuse with a flux.
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| related words: |
melt |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to flow.
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