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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, noun
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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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