Flux Definition

flŭks
fluxes
noun
fluxes
A flowing or flow.
Webster's New World
The flowing in of the tide.
American Heritage
A continuing movement, especially in large numbers of things.
A flux of sensation.
American Heritage
A continuous movement or continual change.
Fashion is always in a state of flux.
Webster's New World
Any excessive or unnatural discharge of fluid body matter, esp. from the bowels.
Webster's New World
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verb
fluxes
To fuse (metals) by melting.
Webster's New World
To apply a flux to.
American Heritage
To flow or stream out.
Webster's New World
To make (a solid) melt.
Webster's New World
To become fluid.
American Heritage
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adjective
Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Flux

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin flūxus from past participle of fluere to flow bhleu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin flūxus from past participle of fluere to flow bhleu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

Flux Sentence Examples

  • If, argued Protagoras in a treatise entitled Truth, all things are in flux, so that sensation is subjective, it follows that " Man is the measure of all things, of what is, that it is, and of what is not, that it is not "; in other words, there is no such thing as objective truth.

  • All religions, even the most conservative and traditional, are in constant flux, they either advance or decay.

  • In short, its duty is to " flux " the gangue and ash, and wash out the sulphur.

  • The flux is moistened with water and exposed to a current of carbonic acid, which, on account of the condensing action of the charcoal, is absorbed with great avidity.

  • The PK Ring is a 100% Neo Magnet, with a strong magnetic flux around all external faces.

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