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flux
[ fluhks ]
/ flʌks /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to flow.
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Origin of flux
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin fluxus a flowing, equivalent to fluc-, variant stem of fluere to flow + -tus suffix of v. action, with ct>x
OTHER WORDS FROM flux
non·flux, nounsu·per·flux, nountrans·flux, nounWords nearby flux
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British Dictionary definitions for flux
flux
/ (flʌks) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for flux
C14: from Latin fluxus a flow, from fluere to flow
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Scientific definitions for flux
flux
[ flŭks ]
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