Unscramble fluxes

Definition of flux

noun:

• the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface.
• a flow or discharge. Synonyms: fluxion.
• a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed.
• excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea).
• 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". Synonyms: state of flux.
• the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle. Synonyms: magnetic field, magnetic flux.
• (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area. Synonyms: flux density.
• in constant change; "his opinions are in flux", "the newness and flux of the computer industry".

verb:

• move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium". Synonyms: flow.
• become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied". Synonyms: liquefy, liquify.
• mix together different elements; "The colors blend well". Synonyms: blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix.

Related words

absorb, accrete, admix, alloy, cockle, condense, conjugate, dethaw, dissolve, distil, distill, fuse, gauge, magnetosphere, meld, melt, riffle, ripple, ruffle, syncretise, syncretize, thaw, transpirate, transpire, undulate, unfreeze, unthaw.

Words nearby

faux, flax, flex, flu, flub, flue, lux.

Rhymes with

crux, deluxe, lox, lux, shucks, tux.