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flux

verb
  1. move or progress freely as if in a stream
    flow
  2. mix together different elements
    mixblendmeldcombinefusemergeconflatecommingleimmixcoalesce
  3. become liquid or fluid when heated
    liquefyliquify
noun
  1. in constant change
    “My opinions are in flux.”
  2. (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
    flux density
  3. a flow or discharge
    fluxion
  4. the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
    magnetic fieldmagnetic flux
  5. 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”
    state of flux
  6. excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)
  7. a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
  8. the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface