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noun

the lines of force that make up an electric field.

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Origin of electric flux

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby electric flux

electric eye, electric field, electric field intensity, electric field strength, electric fire, electric flux, electric flux density, electric furnace, electric guitar, electric hare, electrician

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How to use electric flux in a sentence

The TVA, a federally owned and chartered electric power provider, is a New Deal legacy just like Social Security.
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In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
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To that end, the budget postpones federal phase-out of incandescent electric bulbs.
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On Thursday, Russian bloggers published pictures of empty shelves in stores that once sold electric goods.
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Hart Electric LLC An Illinois- based manufacturer of electrical components, and H.I. Cable.
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Like an electric shock, the well-known chords of the Tragala aroused his hearers—every one crowded round the singer.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
The effect of his drumming before the Café de la Loge was electric.
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"I wish the old homes of England had electric lights," thought Miss Otis, with a sigh.
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Above, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.
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Not one of the early electric actions proved either quick or reliable, and all were costly to install and maintain.
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British Dictionary definitions for electric flux

electric flux

noun

the product of the electric displacement and the area across which it is displaced in an electric fieldSymbol: Ψ

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Scientific definitions for electric flux

electric flux

The electric flux density across a given cross-sectional area in an electric field.