ALL meanings of flux
flux
F f - noun flux a flowing or flow. 1
- noun flux the flowing in of the tide. 1
- noun flux continuous change, passage, or movement: His political views are in a state of flux. 1
- noun flux 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 flux 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 FLUX fusion. 1
- verb with object flux to melt; make fluid. 1
- verb with object flux to fuse by the use of flux. 1
- verb with object flux Obsolete. to purge. 1
- verb without object flux to flow. 1
- noun flux The action or process of flowing or flowing out. 1
- abbreviation FLUX flow 1
- noun flux continuous change 1
- noun flux physics: rate of flow 1
- noun flux tidal flow 1
- uncountable noun flux If something is in a state of flux, it is constantly changing. 0
- variable noun flux You can refer to a flowing mass as a flux. 0
- noun flux a flow or discharge 0
- noun flux continuous change; instability 0
- noun flux a substance, such as borax or salt, that gives a low melting-point mixture with a metal oxide. It is used for cleaning metal surfaces during soldering, etc, and for protecting the surfaces of liquid metals 0
- noun flux a chemical used to increase the fluidity of refining slags in order to promote the rate of chemical reaction 0
- noun flux a similar substance used in the making of glass 0
- noun flux the rate of flow of particles, energy, or a fluid, through a specified area, such as that of neutrons (neutron flux) or of light energy (luminous flux) 0
- noun flux The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream. 0
- noun flux the strength of a field in a given area expressed as the product of the area and the component of the field strength at right angles to the area 0
- noun flux A state of ongoing change. 0
- noun flux an excessive discharge of fluid from the body, such as watery faeces in diarrhoea 0
- noun flux A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding. 0
- noun flux the act or process of melting; fusion 0
- noun flux (physics) The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity) through a given surface, specifically electric flux, magnetic flux. 0
- noun flux (in the philosophy of Heraclitus) the state of constant change in which all things exist 0
- noun flux (archaic) A disease which causes diarrhea, especially dysentery. 0
- verb flux to make or become fluid 0
- noun flux (archaic) diarrhea or other fluid discharge from the body. 0
- verb flux to apply flux to (a metal, soldered joint, etc) 0
- noun flux The state of being liquid through heat; fusion. 0
- noun flux a flowing or flow 0
- verb flux To use flux. 0
- noun flux the rate of flow of water, as the tide or current, through a defined area 0
- verb flux To melt. 0
- noun flux a continuous movement or continual change 0
- verb flux To flow as a liquid. 0
- noun flux any excessive or unnatural discharge of fluid body matter, esp. from the bowels 0
- adjective flux (uncommon) Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable. 0
- noun flux a substance, as borax or rosin, used to help metals fuse together by preventing oxidation, as in soldering 0
- noun flux in metallurgy, a substance added to metals while they are in a furnace, to remove impurities, promote fusing, etc., as a non-metallic material added to a furnace charge that has the ability to fuse with undesired matter and form a liquid slag that can run off more easily 0
- noun flux the rate of flow of energy, fluids, etc. across a surface 0
- verb transitive flux to make (a solid) melt 0
- verb transitive flux to fuse (metals) by melting 0
- intransitive verb flux to flow or stream out 0