flux

CEFRC1

/flʌks/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Continuous change or movement in a situation or system.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Economic conditions are in a state of flux.

  • Fluence is the time integral of flux.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Citations
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A state of ongoing change.

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

  3. The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity), especially an electric or magnetic field, through a given surface.

More examples

In context

  • Languages, like our bodies, are in a continual flux.

  • The schedule is in flux at the moment.

  • 1991, Mann, H., Fyfe, W., Tazaki, K., & Kerrich, R., Biological Accumulation of Different Chemical Elements by Microorganisms from Yellowstone National Park, USA. Mechanisms And Phylogeny Of Mineralization In Biological Systems, 357-362. Investigation of the...

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The company's future remained in a state of blank due to many rapid changes.

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Origin

noun

From Old French flux, from Latin fluxus (“flow”).