FLUX
/flʌks/
14
Scrabble
16
WWF
F(4) L(1) U(1) X(8)
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Definition
/flʌks/
noun
- The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
- A state of ongoing change.“Languages, like our bodies, are in a continual flux.”
- A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.“It is important to use flux when soldering or oxides on the metal will prevent a good bond.”
- The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity) through a given surface, specifically electric flux, magnetic flux.“That high a neutron flux would be lethal in seconds.”
- A disease which causes diarrhea, especially dysentery.
verb
- To use flux on.“You have to flux the joint before soldering.”
- To melt.
- To flow as a liquid.
adjective
- Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable.
Source: Wiktionary
