flux
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
Types & categories
- rate hypernym
- neutron flux hyponym
- radiant flux hyponym
Sense 2 verb
move or progress freely as if in a stream
The crowd flowed out of the stadium
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a flow or discharge
Types & categories
- flow hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
become liquid or fluid when heated
the frozen fat liquefied
Types & categories
- change integrity hypernym
- distil hyponym
- thaw hyponym
- fuse hyponym
Related & opposite
- fluxion derivation
- liquefaction derivation
- liquidity derivation
- liquid derivation
- liquefiable derivation
- physics domain topic
Sense 5 noun
a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
Types & categories
- chemical hypernym
- soldering flux hyponym
Related & opposite
- mix derivation
Sense 6 verb
mix together different elements
The colors blend well
Types & categories
- change integrity hypernym
- gauge hyponym
- absorb hyponym
- meld hyponym
- mix in hyponym
- accrete hyponym
- conjugate hyponym
- admix hyponym
- alloy hyponym
- syncretize hyponym
Related & opposite
- stump also see
- compounding derivation
- commixture derivation
- fusion derivation
- blending derivation
- coalescence derivation
- mixer derivation
- fusion derivation
- combining derivation
- mix derivation
- blend derivation
- intermixture derivation
- combination derivation
- assortment derivation
- fusion derivation
- mixture derivation
- flux derivation
- miscible derivation
- fusible derivation
Sense 7 noun
excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)
Types & categories
- pathology hypernym
Sense 8 noun
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
Types & categories
- state hypernym
Sense 9 noun
the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
Types & categories
- field of force hypernym
- magnetosphere hyponym
- solar magnetic field hyponym
Sense 10 noun
(physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
Types & categories
- density hypernym
Related & opposite
- physics domain topic
Sense 11 noun
in constant change
his opinions are in flux
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | rate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | neutron flux |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | radiant flux |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | flow |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fluxion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stream |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ruffle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | transpire |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | flux |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | flux |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | flow |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | fluxion |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | liquefaction |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | liquidity |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | liquid |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | liquefiable |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | change integrity |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | distil |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | thaw |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | fuse |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | mix |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | chemical |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | soldering flux |
| 6 | also see | Related & opposite | stump |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | compounding |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | commixture |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | fusion |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | blending |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | coalescence |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | mixer |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | fusion |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | combining |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | mix |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | blend |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | intermixture |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | combination |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | assortment |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | fusion |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | mixture |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | flux |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | miscible |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | fusible |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | change integrity |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | gauge |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | absorb |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | meld |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | mix in |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | accrete |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | conjugate |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | admix |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | alloy |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | syncretize |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | pathology |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | state |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | field of force |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | magnetosphere |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | solar magnetic field |
| 10 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | density |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |