Definitions for flux
flʌksflux

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fluxnoun

   the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface

2. flux, fluxionnoun

   a flow or discharge

3. fluxnoun

   a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed

4. fluxnoun

   excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)

5. flux, state of fluxnoun

   a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action

   "the flux following the death of the emperor"

6. magnetic field, magnetic flux, fluxnoun

   the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle

7. flux density, fluxnoun

   (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area

8. fluxverb

   in constant change

   "his opinions are in flux"; "the newness and flux of the computer industry"

9. flow, fluxverb

   move or progress freely as if in a stream

   "The crowd flowed out of the stadium"

10. liquefy, flux, liquifyverb

    become liquid or fluid when heated

    "the frozen fat liquefied"

11. blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, mergeverb

    mix together different elements

    "The colors blend well"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fluxnoun

   A state of ongoing change.

   The schedule is in flux at the moment.

2. fluxnoun

   A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.

   It is important to use flux when soldering or oxides on the metal will prevent a good bond.

3. fluxnoun

   The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity) through a given surface, specifically electric flux, magnetic flux.

   That high a neutron flux would be lethal in seconds.

4. fluxnoun

   A disease which causes diarrhea, especially dysentery.

5. fluxverb

   To use flux.

   You have to flux the joint before soldering.

6. fluxverb

   To melt.

7. fluxverb

   To flow as a liquid.

8. Etymology: From fluxus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fluxadjective

   Unconstant; not durable; maintained by a constant succession of parts.

   Etymology: fluxus, Latin.

2. FLUXnoun

   Etymology: fluxus, Latin; flux, French.

   1. The act of flowing; passage.

   The most simple and primary motion of fire is a flux, in a direct line from the centre of the fuel to its circumference. Kenelm Digby, on Bodies.

   By the perpetual flux of the liquids, a great part of them is thrown out of the body. Arbuthnot.

   2. The state of passing away and giving place to others.

   The heat of the sun in animals whose parts are successive, and in a continual flux, can produce a deep and perfect gloss of blackness. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. vi. c. 10.

   What the stated rate of interest should be, in the constant change of affairs, and flux of money, is hard to determine. John Locke.

   In the constituent matter of one body, turning naturally to another like body, the stock or fund can never be exhausted, nor the flux and alteration sensible. John Woodward.

   Languages, like our bodies, are in a perpetual flux, and stand in need of recruits to supply the place of those words that are continually falling through disuse. Henry Felton, on the Class.

   3. Any flow or issue of matter.

   Quinces stop fluxes of blood. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

   4. Dysentery; disease in which the bowels are excoriated and bleed; bloody flux.

   Eat eastern spice, secure
   From burning fluxes and hot calenture. Charles Montagu.

   5. Excrement; that which falls from bodies.

   Civet is the very uncleanly flux of a cat. William Shakespeare.

   6. Concourse; confluence.

   Left and abandon’d of his velvet friends;
   ’Tis right, quoth he; thus misery doth part
   The flux of company. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   7. The state of being melted.8. That which mingled with a body makes it melt.

3. To Fluxverb

   1. To melt.2. To salivate; to evacuate by spitting.

   He might fashionably and genteelly have been duelled or fluxed into another world. South.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flux

   Flux describes any effect that appears to pass or travel (whether it actually moves or not) through a surface or substance. Flux is a concept in applied mathematics and vector calculus which has many applications to physics. For transport phenomena, flux is a vector quantity, describing the magnitude and direction of the flow of a substance or property. In vector calculus flux is a scalar quantity, defined as the surface integral of the perpendicular component of a vector field over a surface.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flux

   Flux is a scientific concept used in several fields including physics, mathematics, and geology, generally referring to the rate of flow of a substance or energy across a given surface. This could refer to the amount of energy (like electricity or heat) or particles (like atoms or ions) moving through a certain area in a specific amount of time. The term flux is derived from the Latin word 'fluxus' which means 'flow'.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fluxnoun

   the act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream; constant succession; change

2. Fluxnoun

   the setting in of the tide toward the shore, -- the ebb being called the reflux

3. Fluxnoun

   the state of being liquid through heat; fusion

4. Fluxnoun

   any substance or mixture used to promote the fusion of metals or minerals, as alkalies, borax, lime, fluorite

5. Fluxnoun

   a fluid discharge from the bowels or other part; especially, an excessive and morbid discharge; as, the bloody flux or dysentery. See Bloody flux

6. Fluxnoun

   the matter thus discharged

7. Fluxnoun

   the quantity of a fluid that crosses a unit area of a given surface in a unit of time

8. Fluxnoun

   flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable

9. Fluxverb

   to affect, or bring to a certain state, by flux

10. Fluxverb

    to cause to become fluid; to fuse

11. Fluxverb

    to cause a discharge from; to purge

12. Etymology: [L. fluxus, p. p. of fluere. See Flux, n.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Flux

   In the various subfields of physics, there exist two common usages of the term flux, both with rigorous mathematical frameworks. A simple and ubiquitous concept throughout physics and applied mathematics is the flow of a physical property in space, frequently also with time variation. It is the basis of the field concept in physics and mathematics, with two principal applications: in transport phenomena and surface integrals. The terms "flux", "current", "flux density", "current density", can sometimes be used interchangeably and ambiguously, though the terms used below match those of the contexts in the literature.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flux

   fluks, n. act of flowing: a flow of matter: quick succession: a discharge generally from a mucous membrane: matter discharged: excrement: the term given to the substances employed in the arts to assist the reduction of a metallic ore and the fusion of a metal.—v.t. to melt.—v.i. to flow.—ns. Flux′ātion, the act of flowing or passing away; Fluxibil′ity, Flux′ibleness.—adjs. Flux′ible, Flux′ide, that may be melted.—ns. Fluxil′ity; Flux′ion, a flowing or discharge: a difference or variation: (math.) the rate of change of a continuously varying quantity: (pl.) the name given after Newton to that branch of mathematics which with a different notation is known after Leibnitz as the differential and integral calculus.—adjs. Flux′ional, Flux′ionary, variable: inconstant.—n. Flux′ionist, one skilled in fluxions.—adj. Flux′ive (Shak.), flowing with tears. [O. Fr.,—L. fluxus—fluĕre, to flow.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flux

   The flowing in of the tide.

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1. flux

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Matched Categories

1. • Change Integrity
   • Chemical
   • Density
   • Field
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How to pronounce flux?

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How to say flux in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flux in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flux in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of flux in a Sentence

1. Oprah Winfrey:

   I believe that uncertainty is rally my spirit's way of whispering, I'm in flux. I can't decide for you. Something is off-balance here.

2. Heraclitus, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers:

   All is flux, nothing stays still.

3. Oscar Alleyne:

   You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't, right now, we're in constant flux. That's the best word I can find for it.

4. Jean-Jacques Rousseau:

   Our affections as well as our bodies are in perpetual flux.

5. Andrew Church:

   We don't have that flux from the soil, from the fuels, the grasses and the vegetation, that...( give moisture back to the) atmosphere.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=flux
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Flux
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=flux
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flux
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flux
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=flux
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=flux
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=flux
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=flux