verb move or progress freely as if in a stream.
— synonyms: flow
verb become liquid or fluid when heated.
— synonyms: liquefy, liquify
verb mix together different elements.
— synonyms: blend, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld
noun the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface.
noun a flow or discharge.
— synonyms: fluxion
noun a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed.
noun excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea).
noun a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action.
— synonyms: state_of_flux
noun the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle.
— synonyms: magnetic_field, magnetic_flux
noun (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area.
— synonyms: flux_density
noun in constant change.
Examples
“Languages, like our bodies, are in a continual flux.”
“It is important to use flux when soldering or oxides on the metal will prevent a good bond.”
“That high a neutron flux would be lethal in seconds.”