Flux vs. Flow

Fluxnoun

The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.

Flownoun

A movement in people or things with a particular way in large numbers or amounts

Fluxnoun

A state of ongoing change.

‘The schedule is in flux at the moment.’; ‘Languages, like our bodies, are in a continual flux.’;

Flownoun

The movement of a real or figurative fluid.

Fluxnoun

A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.

‘It is important to use flux when soldering or oxides on the metal will prevent a good bond.’;

Flownoun

(math) A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.

‘The notion of flow is basic to the study of ordinary differential equations.’;

Fluxnoun

(physics) The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity) through a given surface, specifically electric flux, magnetic flux.

‘That high a neutron flux would be lethal in seconds.’;

Flownoun

The rising movement of the tide.

Fluxnoun

(archaic) A disease which causes diarrhea, especially dysentery.

Flownoun

Smoothness or continuity.

‘The room was small, but it had good symmetry and flow.’;

Fluxnoun

(archaic) Diarrhea or other fluid discharge from the body.

Flownoun

The amount of a fluid that moves or the rate of fluid movement.

‘Turn on the valve and make sure you have sufficient flow.’;

Fluxnoun

The state of being liquid through heat; fusion.

Flownoun

A flow pipe, carrying liquid away from a boiler or other central plant (compare with return pipe which returns fluid to central plant).

Fluxverb

(transitive) To use flux on.

‘You have to flux the joint before soldering.’;

Flownoun

(psychology) A mental state characterized by concentration, focus and enjoyment of a given task.

Fluxverb

(transitive) To melt.

Flownoun

The emission of blood during menstruation.

‘Tampons can be small or large, slender or thick. From “slender” to “super”, you can pick the size that matches your flow.’;

Fluxverb

(intransitive) To flow as a liquid.

Flownoun

The ability to skilfully rap along to a beat.

‘The production on his new mixtape is mediocre but his flow is on point.’;

Fluxadjective

(uncommon) Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable.

Flownoun

(Scotland) A morass or marsh.

Fluxnoun

The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream; constant succession; change.

‘By the perpetual flux of the liquids, a great part of them is thrown out of the body.’; ‘Her image has escaped the flux of things,And that same infant beauty that she woreIs fixed upon her now forevermore.’; ‘Languages, like our bodies, are in a continual flux.’;

Flowverb

(intransitive) To move as a fluid from one position to another.

‘Rivers flow from springs and lakes.’; ‘Tears flow from the eyes.’;

Fluxnoun

The setting in of the tide toward the shore, - the ebb being called the reflux.

Flowverb

(intransitive) To proceed; to issue forth.

‘Wealth flows from industry and economy.’;

Fluxnoun

The state of being liquid through heat; fusion.

Flowverb

(intransitive) To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.

‘The writing is grammatically correct, but it just doesn't flow.’;

Fluxnoun

Any substance or mixture used to promote the fusion of metals or minerals, as alkalies, borax, lime, fluorite.

Flowverb

(intransitive) To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.

Fluxnoun

A fluid discharge from the bowels or other part; especially, an excessive and morbid discharge; as, the bloody flux or dysentery. See Bloody flux.

Flowverb

(intransitive) To hang loosely and wave.

‘a flowing mantle; flowing locks’;

Fluxnoun

The quantity of a fluid that crosses a unit area of a given surface in a unit of time.

Flowverb

(intransitive) To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.

‘The tide flows twice in twenty-four hours.’;

Fluxadjective

Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable.

‘The flux nature of all things here.’;

Flowverb

To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.

Fluxverb

To affect, or bring to a certain state, by flux.

‘He might fashionably and genteelly . . . have been dueled orfluxed into another world.’;

Flowverb

(transitive) To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.

Fluxverb

To cause to become fluid; to fuse.

Flowverb

(transitive) To cover with varnish.

Fluxverb

To cause a discharge from; to purge.

Flowverb

(intransitive) To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.

Fluxnoun

the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface

Flow

imp. sing. of Fly, v. i.

Fluxnoun

a flow or discharge

Flowverb

To move with a continual change of place among the particles or parts, as a fluid; to change place or circulate, as a liquid; as, rivers flow from springs and lakes; tears flow from the eyes.

Fluxnoun

a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed

Flowverb

To become liquid; to melt.

‘The mountains flowed down at thy presence.’;

Fluxnoun

excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)

Flowverb

To proceed; to issue forth; as, wealth flows from industry and economy.

‘Those thousand decencies that daily flowFrom all her words and actions.’;

Fluxnoun

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’;

Flowverb

To glide along smoothly, without harshness or asperties; as, a flowing period; flowing numbers; to sound smoothly to the ear; to be uttered easily.

‘Virgil is sweet and flowingin his hexameters.’;

Fluxnoun

the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle

Flowverb

To have or be in abundance; to abound; to full, so as to run or flow over; to be copious.

‘In that day . . . the hills shall flow with milk.’; ‘The exhilaration of a night that needed not the influence of the flowing bowl.’;

Fluxnoun

(physics) the number of flux changes per unit area

Flowverb

To hang loose and waving; as, a flowing mantle; flowing locks.

‘The imperial purple flowing in his train.’;

Fluxnoun

in constant change;

‘his opinions are in flux’; ‘the newness and flux of the computer industry’;

Flowverb

To rise, as the tide; - opposed to ebb; as, the tide flows twice in twenty-four hours.

‘The river hath thrice flowed, no ebb between.’;

Fluxverb

move or progress freely as if in a stream;

‘The crowd flowed out of the stadium’;

Flowverb

To discharge blood in excess from the uterus.

Fluxverb

become liquid or fluid when heated;

‘the frozen fat liquefied’;

Flowverb

To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.

Fluxverb

mix together different elements;

‘The colors blend well’;

Flowverb

To cover with varnish.

Fluxnoun

the action or process of flowing or flowing out

‘the flux of ions across the membrane’;

Flownoun

A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of water; a flow of blood.

Fluxnoun

the rate of flow of a fluid, radiant energy, or particles across a given area.

Flownoun

A continuous movement of something abundant; as, a flow of words.

Fluxnoun

the amount of radiation or particles incident on an area in a given time.

Flownoun

Any gentle, gradual movement or procedure of thought, diction, music, or the like, resembling the quiet, steady movement of a river; a stream.

‘The feast of reason and the flow of soul.’;

Fluxnoun

the total electric or magnetic field passing through a surface.

Flownoun

The tidal setting in of the water from the ocean to the shore. See Ebb and flow, under Ebb.

Fluxnoun

an abnormal discharge of blood or other matter from or within the body.

Flownoun

A low-lying piece of watery land; - called also flow moss and flow bog.

Fluxnoun

diarrhoea or dysentery.

Flownoun

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

Fluxnoun

continuous change

‘since the fall of the wall Berlin has been a city in flux’; ‘the whole political system is in a state of flux’;

Flownoun

the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

Fluxnoun

a substance mixed with a solid to lower its melting point, used especially in soldering and brazing metals or to promote vitrification in glass or ceramics.

Flownoun

the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

Fluxnoun

a substance added to a furnace during metal-smelting or glass-making which combines with impurities to form slag.

Flownoun

any uninterrupted stream or discharge

Fluxverb

treat (a metal object) with a flux to promote melting.

Flownoun

something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously;

‘a stream of people emptied from the terminal’; ‘the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors’;

Flux

Flux describes any effect that appears to pass or travel (whether it actually moves or not) through a surface or substance. A flux is a concept in applied mathematics and vector calculus which has many applications to physics.

Flownoun

dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;

‘two streams of development run through American history’; ‘stream of consciousness’; ‘the flow of thought’; ‘the current of history’;

Flownoun

the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause;

‘the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation’; ‘a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped’; ‘the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females’;

Flowverb

move or progress freely as if in a stream;

‘The crowd flowed out of the stadium’;

Flowverb

move along, of liquids;

‘Water flowed into the cave’; ‘the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi’;

Flowverb

cause to flow;

‘The artist flowed the washes on the paper’;

Flowverb

be abundantly present;

‘The champagne flowed at the wedding’;

Flowverb

fall or flow in a certain way;

‘This dress hangs well’; ‘Her long black hair flowed down her back’;

Flowverb

cover or swamp with water

Flowverb

undergo menstruation;

‘She started menstruating at the age of 11’;