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- 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
- Screen culture is a world of constant flux, of endless sound bites, quick cuts and half-baked ideas.
- Taken together, these forces "create a great turbulence in American family life, a family flux, a coming and going of partners on a scale seen nowhere else.
- Meanwhile, adding to the sense that this entire industry is in flux, musicians' other means of income from T-shirt sales to concert tours are booming.