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- US Pronunciation
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- [fluhks]
- /flʌks/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fluhks]
- /flʌks/
Definitions of fluxes word
- noun fluxes a flowing or flow. 1
- noun fluxes the flowing in of the tide. 1
- noun fluxes continuous change, passage, or movement: His political views are in a state of flux. 1
- noun fluxes Physics. the rate of flow of fluid, particles, or energy. a quantity expressing the strength of a field of force in a given area. 1
- noun fluxes Chemistry, Metallurgy. a substance used to refine metals by combining with impurities to form a molten mixture that can be readily removed. a substance used to remove oxides from and prevent further oxidation of fused metal, as in soldering or hot-dip coating. (in the refining of scrap or other metal) a salt or mixture of salts that combines with nonmetallic impurities, causing them to float or coagulate. 1
- abbreviation FLUXES fusion. 1
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Origin of fluxes
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin fluxus a flowing, equivalent to fluc-, variant stem of fluere to flow + -tus suffix of v. action, with ct > x
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Parts of speech for Fluxes
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fluxes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fluxes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fluxes
verb fluxes
- dissolves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dissolve.
noun fluxes
- changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
- alterations — adjustments
- flows — Plural form of flow.
- mutations — Biology. a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome. an individual, species, or the like, resulting from such a departure.
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