flux : Idioms & Phrases

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Black flux

  • a mixture of carbonate of potash and charcoal, obtained by deflagrating tartar with half its weight of niter. Brande & C.
Webster 1913

bloody flux

Blood"y flux`
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  1. The dysentery, a disease in which the flux or discharge from the bowels has a mixture of blood. Arbuthnot.
Webster 1913

Coeliac flux, Coeliac passion

  • (Med.), a chronic flux or diarrhea of undigested food.
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flux applicator

  • noun an applicator for applying flux (as in soldering)
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flux density

  • noun (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
    flux.
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flux density unit

  • noun a measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area
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flux unit

  • noun a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area
    flux unit.
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fluxing lime

  • noun a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
    calx; quicklime; unslaked lime; lime; burnt lime; calcined lime; calcium oxide.
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luminous flux

  • noun the rate of flow of light energy
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luminous flux unit

  • noun a measure of luminous flux per unit area
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magnetic flux

  • noun a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area
  • noun the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
    magnetic field; flux.
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magnetic flux density

  • noun the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow
    magnetic field strength; magnetic induction; magnetic intensity.
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magnetic flux unit

  • noun a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area
    flux unit.
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neutron flux

  • noun the rate of flow of neutrons; the number of neutrons passing through a unit area in unit time
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radiant flux

  • noun the rate of flow of radiant energy (electromagnetic waves)
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soldering flux

  • noun flux applied to surfaces that are to be joined by soldering; flux cleans the surfaces and results in a better bond
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state of flux

  • noun a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action
    flux.
    • the flux following the death of the emperor
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