"flux" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /flʌks/ Audio: en-us-flux.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ʌks Etymology: From Old French flux, from Latin fluxus (“flow”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*-tus}}, {{uder|en|fro|flux}} Old French flux, {{uder|en|la|fluxus||flow}} Latin fluxus (“flow”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} flux (not comparable)
  1. (uncommon) Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable. Tags: not-comparable, uncommon Related terms: fluxional, fluctuant
    Sense id: en-flux-en-adj-So4T~s1n

Noun

IPA: /flʌks/ Audio: en-us-flux.ogg [US] Forms: fluxes [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌks Etymology: From Old French flux, from Latin fluxus (“flow”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*-tus}}, {{uder|en|fro|flux}} Old French flux, {{uder|en|la|fluxus||flow}} Latin fluxus (“flow”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flux (countable and uncountable, plural fluxes)
  1. The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flux-en-noun-kwrshN4S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 1 24 21 1 1 25 1 2 0 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 16 1 23 19 1 2 27 4 3 0
  2. A state of ongoing change. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state of ongoing change): променливост (promenlivost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), течение (tečenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), forandring [common-gender] (Danish), voortdurende wijziging [feminine] (Dutch), muutos (Finnish), muutostila (Finnish), Fluss [masculine] (German), ρευστότητα (refstótita) [feminine] (Greek), flusso [masculine] (Italian), 多様性 (tayōsei) (alt: たようせい) (Japanese), fluxo [masculine] (Portuguese), изме́нчивость (izménčivostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), постоянное движе́ние (postojannoje dvižénije) [neuter] (Russian), разнообра́зие (raznoobrázije) [neuter] (Russian), тече́ние (tečénije) [neuter] (Russian), fluks [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), різноманітність (riznomanitnistʹ) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-flux-en-noun-wclBMj7Z Disambiguation of 'state of ongoing change': 2 78 1 1 0 0 19
  3. A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding): флюс (fljus) [masculine] (Bulgarian), flusmiddel [neuter] (Danish), flux [masculine] (Dutch), vloeimiddel [neuter] (Dutch), juoksute (Finnish), juotosapuaine (Finnish), fluksi [colloquial] (Finnish), décapant [masculine] (French), Flussmittel [neuter] (German), τήξη (tíxi) [feminine] (Greek), salakképző anyagok [plural] (Hungarian), flussante [masculine] (Italian), 融剤 (yūzai) (alt: ゆうざい) (Japanese), ក្រមួន (krɑɑmuən) (Khmer), Fluks [masculine] (Norwegian), topnik [masculine] (Polish), fundente [masculine] (Portuguese), флюс (fljus) [masculine] (Russian), fluks [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), fundente [masculine] (Spanish), flussmedel (Swedish), fflycs [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-flux-en-noun-laQIEW3Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 1 24 21 1 1 25 1 2 0 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 16 1 23 19 1 2 27 4 3 0 Disambiguation of 'chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding': 4 1 81 6 1 1 5
  4. (physics) The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity), especially an electric or magnetic field, through a given surface. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Translations (rate of transfer of energy (electric flux, magnetic flux)): поток (potok) [masculine] (Bulgarian), tok (Czech), flux [common-gender] (Danish), vuo (Finnish), flux [masculine] (French), Fluss [masculine] (German), ροή (roḯ) [feminine] (Greek), 流量 (ryūryou) (alt: りゅうりょう) (Japanese), Fluks [masculine] (Norwegian), strumień [masculine] (Polish), fluxo [masculine] (Portuguese), пото́к (potók) [masculine] (Russian), fluks [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), flujo [masculine] (Spanish), akı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-flux-en-noun-e4beUeom Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 1 24 21 1 1 25 1 2 0 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 16 1 23 19 1 2 27 4 3 0 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'rate of transfer of energy (electric flux, magnetic flux)': 9 0 29 46 1 1 14
  5. (archaic) A disease which causes diarrhea, especially dysentery. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flux-en-noun-7i1vQ2pp
  6. (archaic) Diarrhea or other fluid discharge from the body. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flux-en-noun-Dpilngho
  7. The state of being liquid through heat; fusion. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flux-en-noun-grHK9xHc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 20 1 24 21 1 1 25 1 2 0 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 16 1 23 19 1 2 27 4 3 0 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 6 16 2 17 18 3 3 27 3 5 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /flʌks/ Audio: en-us-flux.ogg [US] Forms: fluxes [present, singular, third-person], fluxing [participle, present], fluxed [participle, past], fluxed [past]
Rhymes: -ʌks Etymology: From Old French flux, from Latin fluxus (“flow”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*-tus}}, {{uder|en|fro|flux}} Old French flux, {{uder|en|la|fluxus||flow}} Latin fluxus (“flow”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} flux (third-person singular simple present fluxes, present participle fluxing, simple past and past participle fluxed)
  1. (transitive) To use flux on. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-flux-en-verb-OiHZF3pE
  2. (transitive) To melt. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-flux-en-verb-x~ZV3imf
  3. (intransitive) To flow as a liquid. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-flux-en-verb-PO8Z86xz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fluxion

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding",
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          "sense": "chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding",
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          "sense": "chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding",
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      "word": "ក្រមួន"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fundente"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding",
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      "word": "флюс"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "de",
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