flux

flux
[flʌks]
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action or process of flowing or flowing out
    流,涌流;流出
    the flux of men and women moving back and forth.
    来来往往的男男女女。
    [count noun]a localized flux of calcium into the cell.
    进入细胞的局限性钙流。
    ■[count noun](Medicine)an abnormal discharge of blood or other matter from or within the body
    (医)(血等)流出,溢出
    ■(一般作 the flux)(archaic)diarrhoea or dysentery
    (古)腹泻;痢疾
  2. continuous change
    不断变化,波动
    the whole political system is in a state of flux.
    整个政治体制飘忽不定。
  3. (Physics)the rate of flow of a fluid, radiant energy, or particles across a given area
    (物理)通量,能流
    ■the amount of radiation or particles incident on an area in a given time
    辐射(或粒子)通量
    ■the total electric or magnetic field passing through a surface
    电通量;磁通量
  4. a substance mixed with a solid to lower its melting point, used especially in soldering and brazing metals or to promote vitrification in glass or ceramics
    熔剂,焊剂
    ■a substance added to a furnace during metal smelting or glass-making which combines with impurities to form slag
    造渣
verb
  1. [with obj.]treat (a metal object) with a flux to promote melting
    用焊(或熔)剂处理
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin fluxus, from fluere 'to flow'
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