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flutter
  • n  the act of moving back and forth
  • n  abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block
  • n  a disorderly outburst or tumult
  • n  the motion made by flapping up and down
  • v  move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
  • v  move back and forth very rapidly
  • v  flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
    The seagulls fluttered overhead
  • v  beat rapidly
  • v  wink briefly
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flutter kick
  • n  a swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees
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fluttering
  • n  the motion made by flapping up and down
  • v  move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
  • v  move back and forth very rapidly
  • v  flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
  • v  beat rapidly
  • v  wink briefly
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fluvastatin
  • n  least expensive statin drug (trade name Lescol); usually taken orally at bedtime
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flux
  • n  the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
  • n  a flow or discharge
  • n  a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
  • n  excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)
  • n  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
  • n  the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
  • n  (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
  • n  in constant change
    his opinions are in flux
    the newness and flux of the computer industry
  • v  move or progress freely as if in a stream
  • v  become liquid or fluid when heated
  • v  mix together different elements
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flux applicator
  • n  an applicator for applying flux (as in soldering)
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