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

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