flux
flux is a valid 4-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends.
What does flux mean?
- noun
(physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
- noun
in constant change
- noun
the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface
- verb
move or progress freely as if in a stream
- verb
mix together different elements
- noun
a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action
- noun
the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
- noun
a flow or discharge
- verb
become liquid or fluid when heated
- noun
a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
- noun
excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)