| NOUN | time | flux | the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| event | flux, fluxion | a flow or discharge | |
| substance | flux | a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed | |
| state | flux | excessive discharge of liquid / liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea) | |
| state | 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 | |
| phenomenon | flux, magnetic field, magnetic flux | the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle | |
| attribute | flux, flux density | (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area | |
| act | flux | in constant change | |
| VERB | motion | flux, flow | move or progress freely as if in a stream |
| change | flux, liquefy, liquify | become liquid or fluid when heated | |
| change | flux, blend, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge | mix together different elements |
| Sounds | flah'ks | |
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| Rhymes | Benelux ... Wessex: 20 rhymes with ahks... | |
| Meaning | The rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface. | |
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| Narrower | neutron flux | The rate of flow of neutrons |
| radiant flux | The rate of flow of radiant energy (electromagnetic waves) | |
| Broader | rate | A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit |
| Spanish | flujo | |
| Catalan | flux | |
| Meaning | A flow or discharge. | |
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| Synonym | fluxion | |
| Broader | flow, flowing | The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids / liquids or gases) |
| Spanish | flujo | |
| Verbs | flux | become liquid or fluid when heated |
| Meaning | A substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed. | |
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| Narrower | soldering flux | flux applied to surfaces that are to be joined by soldering |
| Broader | chemical, chemical substance | Material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules |
| Spanish | flujo | |
| Catalan | flux | |
| Verbs | flux | mix together different elements |
| Meaning | excessive discharge of liquid / liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea). | |
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| Broader | pathology | Any deviation from a healthy or normal / normal condition |
| Meaning | A state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action. | |
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| Example | "the flux following the death of the emperor" | |
| Synonym | state of flux | |
| Broader | state | The way something is with respect to its main attributes |
| Meaning | The lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle. | |
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| Synonyms | magnetic field, magnetic flux | |
| Narrower | magnetosphere | The magnetic field of a planet |
| solar magnetic field | The magnetic field of the sun | |
| Broader | field, field of force, force field | The space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it |
| Spanish | campo magnético | |
| Catalan | camp magnètic, flux | |
| Meaning | (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area. | |
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| Synonym | flux density | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | density, denseness | The amount per unit size |
| Meaning | In constant change. | |
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| Broader | change | The action of changing something |
| Spanish | fluctuación | |
| Catalan | flux | |
| Meaning | Move or progress freely as if in a stream. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonym | flow | |
| Narrower | ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate | stir up (water) so as to form ripples |
| transpire, transpirate | Pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | correr, fluctuar, fluir, manar | |
| Catalan | brollar, córrer, fluir, manar, rajar | |
| Nouns | fluxion | a flow or discharge |
| Meaning | Become liquid or fluid when heated. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | liquefy, liquify | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Narrower | condense, distill, distil | Undergo condensation |
| dissolve, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt | Become or cause to become soft or liquid | |
| fuse | Become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat | |
| Broader | change integrity | change in physical make-up |
| Spanish | licuar, liquidar | |
| Catalan | liquar, liquidar | |
| Nouns | flux | a flow or discharge |
| Meaning | mix together different elements. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | blend, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge | |
| Entailed by | weld | join together by heating |
| Narrower | absorb | Cause to become one with |
| accrete | Grow together (of plants and organs) | |
| admix | mix or blend | |
| alloy | make an alloy of | |
| blend in, mix in | Cause (something) to be mixed with (something else) | |
| conjugate | Unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds | |
| gauge | mix in specific proportions | |
| melt, meld | Lose its distinct / distinct outline or shape | |
| syncretize, syncretise | Become fused | |
| Broader | change integrity | change in physical make-up |
| Spanish | combinar, conjugar, fundir, fusionar, mezclar | |
| Catalan | barrejar, combinar, conjugar, fusionar, mesclar-se, mestallar | |
| Nouns | flux | a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed |
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