If something is in a state offlux, it is constantly changing.
Education remains in a state of flux which will take some time to settle down.
...a period of economic flux.
Synonyms: instability, change, transition, unrest More Synonyms of flux
2. variable noun [oft NOUNof noun]
You can refer to a flowing mass as a flux.
[technical]
...the flux of cosmic rays.
Synonyms: flow, movement, motion, fluidity More Synonyms of flux
flux in British English
(flʌks)
noun
1.
a flow or discharge
2.
continuous change; instability
3.
a substance, such as borax or salt, that gives a low melting-point mixture with a metal oxide. It is used for cleaning metal surfaces during soldering, etc, and for protecting the surfaces of liquid metals
4. metallurgy
a chemical used to increase the fluidity of refining slags in order to promote the rate of chemical reaction
5.
a similar substance used in the making of glass
6. physics
a.
the rate of flow of particles, energy, or a fluid, through a specified area, such as that of neutrons (neutron flux) or of light energy (luminous flux)
b.
the strength of a field in a given area expressed as the product of the area and the component of the field strength at right angles to the area
magnetic flux
electric flux
7. pathology
an excessive discharge of fluid from the body, such as watery faeces in diarrhoea
8.
the act or process of melting; fusion
9.
(in the philosophy of Heraclitus) the state of constant change in which all things exist
verb
10.
to make or become fluid
11. (transitive)
to apply flux to (a metal, soldered joint, etc)
12. (transitive) an obsolete word for purge
Word origin
C14: from Latin fluxus a flow, from fluere to flow
flux in American English
(flʌks)
noun
1.
a flowing or flow
2.
the rate of flow of water, as the tide or current, through a defined area
3.
a continuous movement or continual change
fashion is always in a state of flux
4.
any excessive or unnatural discharge of fluid body matter, esp. from the bowels
5.
a.
a substance, as borax or rosin, used to help metals fuse together by preventing oxidation, as in soldering
b.
in metallurgy, a substance added to metals while they are in a furnace, to remove impurities, promote fusing, etc., as a non-metallic material added to a furnace charge that has the ability to fuse with undesired matter and form a liquid slag that can run off more easily
6. Physics
the rate of flow of energy, fluids, etc. across a surface
verb transitive
7.
to make (a solid) melt
8.
to fuse (metals) by melting
verb intransitive
9. Archaic
to flow or stream out
Word origin
ME < OFr < L fluxus, a flowing, flow < pp. of fluere, to flow: see fluctuate
flux in Chemical Engineering
(flʌks)
Word forms: (plural) fluxes
noun
(Chemical Engineering: General)
A flux is a flow of a particular atom, molecule, ion, or particle per unit area.
Reboilers are used to generate a flux of vapor to feed to a distillation tower.
There is a flux of hydroxyl ions from left to right through the membrane into the concentrate.
A flux is a flow of a particular atom, molecule, ion, or particle per unit area.
reflux
flux in Mechanical Engineering
(flʌks)
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Energy, thermodynamics and heat transfer)
Flux is a movement of mass or heat caused by a change of concentration or temperature.
Most of the heat flux in welding is from the weld into the workpiece.
Heat flux sensors are used to measure the rate of heat flow in many applications.
Flux is a movement of mass or heat caused by a change of concentration or temperature.
Examples of 'flux' in a sentence
flux
It’s always in flux and change.
Smithsonian Insider (2017)
The retail industry is in constant flux.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Our physical and mental structures are in constant flux.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Once that finished you had political flux and fluidity and opportunity.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
We need to settle the side quickly and end this period of flux and change.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They prefer situations of great change and flux with little monitoring.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The advantage was in perpetual flux.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Why the constant flux, constant struggle?
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
Criminal websites were in constant flux, closing and opening.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He entered public service in the 1950s at a time of political flux.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The continuing flux and change of the British high street is the ground zero of a little social revolution.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But at the time, all thoughts of tempo totally vanished as the senses encountered a rare flux of movement.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But what is visible is not simply change but patterns within the apparently random flux of change, of heat or cold.
Levenson, Thomas Ice Time: Climate, Science, and Life on Earth (1990)
The constant flux of limited editions has made sneakers a multimillion-pound industry and the book explains why they have become a fashion staple.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He longs for what changes not, in a world whose perpetual flux is not only the secret but the joy and necessity of human life.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
The warmth displayed in the opening adagio was refreshing, but the constant flux in this elusive symphony needs to sound natural, inevitable.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They imagine a world where no one is in charge and no one necessarily knows what's going on, where identities are in perpetual flux.
Christianity Today (2000)
In other languages
flux
British English: flux NOUN
If something is in a state of flux, it is constantly changing.
Education remains in a state of flux which will take some time to settle down.
American English: flux
Brazilian Portuguese: fluxo
Chinese: 不断的变动
European Spanish: flujo
French: fluctuation
German: Fluss
Italian: mutamento
Japanese: 不安定
Korean: 끊임없는 변화
European Portuguese: fluxo
Latin American Spanish: flujo
All related terms of 'flux'
flux gate
an instrument used to measure the force and direction of the earth's magnetic field
electric flux
the product of the electric displacement and the area across which it is displaced in an electric field
flux density
the amount of flux per unit of cross-sectional area
flux linkage
Flux linkage is the linking of the magnetic field with the conductors of a coil when the magnetic field passes through the loops of the coil, expressed as a value.
luminous flux
a measure of the rate of flow of luminous energy, evaluated according to its ability to produce a visual sensation . For a monochromatic light it is the radiant flux multiplied by the spectral luminous efficiency of the light. It is measured in lumens
magnetic flux
a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area perpendicular to it, equal to the product of the area and the magnetic flux density through it
neutron flux
the rate of flow of neutrons through a specified area
radiant flux
the rate of flow of energy as radiation . It is measured in watts
electric flux density
Electric flux density is electric flux passing through a unit area perpendicular to the direction of the flux.
magnetic flux density
a measure of the strength of a magnetic field at a given point, expressed by the force per unit length on a conductor carrying unit current at that point
tube
A tube is a long hollow object that is usually round , like a pipe .
electric displacement
the electric flux density when an electric field exists in free space into which a dielectric is introduced
Chinese translation of 'flux'
flux
(flʌks)
n
in a state of flux处(處)于(於)不断(斷)变(變)化之中 (chǔyú bùduàn biànhuà zhī zhōng)
1 (noun)
Definition
continuous change or instability
a period of economic flux
Synonyms
instability
unpopular policies which resulted in political instability
change
They are going to have to make some drastic changes.
transition
a period of transition
unrest
modification
Relatively minor modifications were required.
alteration
Making some simple alterations to your diet will make you feel fitter.
mutation
the film's mutation from domestic drama into courtroom thriller
fluctuation
Don't worry about tiny fluctuations in your weight.
mutability
2 (noun)
Definition
a flow or discharge
the flux of cosmic rays
Synonyms
flow
watching the quiet flow of the olive-green water
movement
the movement of the fish going up river
motion
the laws governing light, sound and motion
fluidity
Additional synonyms
in the sense of alteration
Definition
a change or modification
Making some simple alterations to your diet will make you feel fitter.
Synonyms
change,
adjustment,
shift,
amendment,
conversion,
modification
in the sense of change
Definition
the fact of becoming different
They are going to have to make some drastic changes.
Synonyms
alteration,
innovation,
transformation,
modification,
mutation,
metamorphosis,
permutation,
transmutation,
difference,
revolution,
transition,
vicissitude
in the sense of fluctuation
Don't worry about tiny fluctuations in your weight.
Synonyms
change,
shift,
swing,
variation,
instability,
alteration,
wavering,
oscillation,
alternation,
vacillation,
unsteadiness,
inconstancy
Synonyms of 'flux'
flux
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of modification
Relatively minor modifications were required.
Synonyms
change,
restriction,
variation,
qualification,
adjustment,
revision,
alteration,
mutation,
reformation,
refinement,
makeover,
modulation
in the sense of motion
Definition
the process of continual change in the position of an object
the laws governing light, sound and motion
Synonyms
movement,
action,
mobility,
passing,
travel,
progress,
flow,
passage,
locomotion,
motility,
kinesics
in the sense of movement
the movement of the fish going up river
Synonyms
advance,
progress,
flow,
progression
in the sense of mutability
Synonyms
change,
transition,
variation,
evolution,
alteration,
metamorphosis,
vicissitude
in the sense of mutation
Definition
a change in the chromosomes or genes of a cell which may affect the structure and development of the resultant offspring
the film's mutation from domestic drama into courtroom thriller
Synonyms
change,
variation,
evolution,
transformation,
modification,
alteration,
deviation,
metamorphosis,
transfiguration
in the sense of transition
Definition
the process of changing from one state or stage to another