Dictionary entry details
• FLUX (noun)
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))
Meaning:
A flow or discharge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
fluxion; flux
Hypernyms ("flux" is a kind of...):
flow; flowing (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
Meaning:
A substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("flux" is a kind of...):
chemical; chemical substance (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)
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)
Meaning:
A state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
state of flux; flux
Context example:
the flux following the death of the emperor
Hypernyms ("flux" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Meaning:
The lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
magnetic field; magnetic flux; flux
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)
Meaning:
(physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
flux density; flux
Hypernyms ("flux" is a kind of...):
compactness; concentration; denseness; density; tightness (the spatial property of being crowded together)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physical science; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Meaning:
In constant change
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context examples:
his opinions are in flux / the newness and flux of the computer industry
Hypernyms ("flux" is a kind of...):
change (the action of changing something)
• FLUX (verb)
Meaning:
Move or progress freely as if in a stream
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
flow; flux
Context example:
The crowd flowed out of the stadium
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
Meaning:
Become liquid or fluid when heated
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
flux; liquify; liquefy
Context example:
the frozen fat liquefied
Hypernyms (to "flux" is one way to...):
change integrity (change in physical make-up)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physical science; 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
Meaning:
Mix together different elements
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
mix; immix; fuse; conflate; coalesce; commingle; merge; blend; meld; flux; combine
Context example:
The colors blend well
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
