Flux meaning, definition and synonyms

1. Noun

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

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

The state of being liquid through heat; fusion.

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

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

The matter thus discharged.

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

Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable.

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

To cause to become fluid; to fuse.

To cause a discharge from; to purge.

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

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

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

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