Overview of noun flux

The noun flux has 8 senses

• flux -- (the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface)


• flux, fluxion -- (a flow or discharge)


• flux -- (a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed)


• flux -- (excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea))


• flux, state of flux -- (a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action; "the flux following the death of the emperor")


• magnetic field, magnetic flux, flux -- (the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle)


• flux density, flux -- ((physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area)


• flux -- (in constant change; "his opinions are in flux"; "the newness and flux of the computer industry")

Overview of verb flux

The verb flux has 3 senses

• flow, flux -- (move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium")


• liquefy, flux, liquify -- (become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied")


• blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge -- (mix together different elements; "The colors blend well")