"flux" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /flʌks/ Audio: en-us-flux.ogg [US] Forms: flux [singular], fluxes [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=fluxes}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A flux is a chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.
    Sense id: simple-flux-en-noun-hEV4K0iD
  2. Flux is the action or process of flowing.
    Sense id: simple-flux-en-noun-BYBkttCi

Verb

IPA: /flʌks/ Audio: en-us-flux.ogg [US] Forms: flux [canonical], fluxes [third-person, singular], fluxed [past], fluxed [past, participle], fluxing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|flux|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you flux metal, you use flux on it to promote melting.
    Sense id: simple-flux-en-verb-BirO4Xow
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