English Explanatory Dictionary

flux

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
  2. A state of ongoing change.
  3. A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.
  4. The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity), especially an electric or magnetic field, through a given surface.
  5. A disease which causes diarrhea, especially dysentery.
  6. Diarrhea or other fluid discharge from the body.
  7. The state of being liquid through heat; fusion.
verb
  1. To use flux on.
  2. To melt.
  3. To flow as a liquid.
adj
  1. Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable.

Pronunciation

/flʌks/ en-us-flux.ogg

Word forms

flux fluxes fluxing fluxed

Etymology

From Old French flux, from Latin fluxus (“flow”).

Antonyms

stasis

Related words

fluxion fluxional fluctuant

Derived words

calfluxin coeliac-flux fluxation fluxbrane flux capacitor flux density fluxgate fluximetry fluxity fluxive fluxless fluxlike fluxoid fluxome fluxon fluxonium fluxotaxis fluxtube flux tube flux unit fluxy state of flux
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