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flux
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- pronunciation:
- fluhks
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| 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 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 |
adjective + (n.)flux
absolute,
atmospheric,
average,
bloody,
constant,
continual,
continuous,
dominant,
dynamic,
ecological,
expected,
external,
extreme,
fast,
freshwater,
gravitational,
incoming,
increased,
increasing,
intense,
large-scale,
lateral,
magnetic,
measured,
net,
opposing,
outgoing,
perpetual,
reduced,
regional,
resulting,
so-called,
solar,
thermal,
thick,
total,
transmitted,
vertical
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verb + (n.)flux
analyze, associate, characterize, couple, detect, direct, estimate, exceed, measure, quantify, sink, solder
(n.)flux
+ verb
calculate, decrease, imply, install, predict, reconnect, vary
noun + (n.)flux
aeon,
beam,
boundary,
brightness,
calcium,
carbon,
charge,
debris,
diagram,
diffusion,
dioxide,
distribution,
doctrine,
eddy,
emission,
energy,
gap,
graph,
heat,
identity,
incident,
ion,
longwave,
magnitude,
neutrino,
neutron,
nutrient,
oxide,
particle,
period,
photon,
pipe,
pool,
prediction,
radiation,
reality,
self,
solder,
solute,
state,
surface,
uncertainty,
universe,
zone
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
fluxes, fluxing, fluxed |
| 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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The word flux
contains the following part:
flu, fluct, flux, fluv, flum
Latin
root
that means flow
  Example words:
affluent, circumfluent, confluence, conflux, effluent, effluvium, fluctuate, fluent, fluid, flume, fluvial, flux, influence, influenza, influx, refluent, superfluous
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