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FLUX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In constant change
Example:
the newness and flux of the computer industry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("flux" is a kind of...):
change (the action of changing something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("flux" is a kind of...):
denseness; density (the amount per unit size)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A flow or discharge
Synonyms:
flux; fluxion
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("flux" is a kind of...):
flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
Derivation:
flux (become liquid or fluid when heated)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
Synonyms:
flux; magnetic field; magnetic flux
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("flux" is a kind of...):
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flux"):
magnetosphere (the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field)
solar magnetic field (the magnetic field of the sun)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action
Example:
the flux following the death of the emperor
Synonyms:
flux; state of flux
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("flux" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("flux" is a kind of...):
pathology (any deviation from a healthy or normal condition)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("flux" is a kind of...):
chemical; chemical substance (material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flux"):
soldering flux (flux applied to surfaces that are to be joined by soldering; flux cleans the surfaces and results in a better bond)
Derivation:
flux (mix together different elements)
Sense 8
Meaning:
The rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("flux" is a kind of...):
rate (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flux"):
neutron flux (the rate of flow of neutrons; the number of neutrons passing through a unit area in unit time)
radiant flux (the rate of flow of radiant energy (electromagnetic waves))
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Mix together different elements
Example:
The colors blend well
Synonyms:
blend; coalesce; combine; commingle; conflate; flux; fuse; immix; meld; merge; mix
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "flux" is one way to...):
change integrity (change in physical make-up)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "flux"):
syncretise; syncretize (become fused)
alloy (make an alloy of)
admix (mix or blend)
conjugate (unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds)
accrete (grow together (of plants and organs))
blend in; mix in (cause (something) to be mixed with (something else))
meld; melt (lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually)
absorb (cause to become one with)
gauge (mix in specific proportions)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
flux (a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Become liquid or fluid when heated
Example:
the frozen fat liquefied
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "flux" is one way to...):
change integrity (change in physical make-up)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "flux"):
condense; distil; distill (undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops)
dethaw; dissolve; melt; thaw; unfreeze; unthaw (become or cause to become soft or liquid)
fuse (become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
flux (a flow or discharge)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Move or progress freely as if in a stream
Example:
The crowd flowed out of the stadium
Synonyms:
flow; flux
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "flux" is one way to...):
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "flux"):
cockle; riffle; ripple; ruffle; undulate (stir up (water) so as to form ripples)
transpirate; transpire (pass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Derivation:
fluxion (a flow or discharge)
Context examples:
Family of G protein-coupled receptors of two general classes: D1 (- A, -B) stimulation increases intracellular cAMP, whereas D2, D3, or D4 stimulation decreases cAMP, increases K+ flux, or decreases Ca++ flux.
(Dopamine Receptor, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
Hélène Seroussi and Erik Ivins of JPL found that the flux of energy from the mantle plume must be no more than 150 milliwatts per square meter.
(Hot News from the Antarctic Underground, NASA)
The modeling also yielded estimates of the volume flux for each lava flow.
(Mars Volcano, Earth's Dinosaurs Went Extinct About the Same Time, NASA)
If you take the job during Mercury retrograde, things will be in flux, so your job description will likely change later.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
A CGS unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicularly intersecting an area of one square centimeter in a region where the magnetic intensity is one gauss and 10E-8 Weber in SI.
(Maxwell, NCI Thesaurus)
Any process that involves the local flux of calcium from the endoplasmic reticulum or sarcoplasmic reticulum to the cytosol.
(Calcium Signaling, NCI Thesaurus)
Oxtriphylline appears to inhibit phosphodiesterase and prostaglandin production, regulates calcium flux and intracellular calcium distribution, and antagonizes adenosine.
(Oxtriphylline, NCI Thesaurus)
He is a seller of pills and salves, very learned in humors, and rheums, and fluxes, and all manner of ailments.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A coil with an inductance of one henry requires a flux of one weber for each ampere of induced current.
(Henry, NCI Thesaurus)
This interaction is involved in the stimulation of Gs protein-dependent signaling, which regulates potassium ion flux, neuronal action potentials, voltage-dependent calcium channel activity and neurotransmitter release.
(Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid Type B Receptor Binding, NCI Thesaurus)
