fluxes
States of flow
Fluxes is the plural of flux, a word that captures movement, flow, and change.
In its most general sense, flux describes continuous change or instability: The company's policies were in constant flux.
In physics, flux measures the rate at which something flows through a surface, such as magnetic or heat flux.
In metallurgy and soldering, a flux is a substance that promotes the fusion of metals by preventing oxidation.
The verb flux means to treat with a flux or to cause to flow.
Low-temp metal fusion
- brazingFiller-metal bonding process
- weldingHeat-fusing metal pieces
- smeltingExtracting metal from ore
- boraxSodium borate compound
rosin · slag · dross · filler · binder · cleaning · tinning · joining
Change from a norm
- shiftMovement or work period
- transitionChange from one state
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- alterationAct of modifying
instability · volatility · ebb · flow · wavering · cycling · mutation · modulation
Fluid exiting a system
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- circulationMovement through a system
- currentDirected flow of charge
- streamSteady continuous flow
throughput · movement · passage · drainage · seepage · tide · surge · spate
soldering
Low-temp metal fusion
borax · rosin · slag · dross · filler · binder · cleaning · tinning · joining · bonding
variation
Change from a norm
- shiftMovement or work period
- transitionChange from one state
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
alteration · instability · volatility · ebb · flow · wavering · cycling · mutation · modulation · vacillation
outflow
Fluid exiting a system
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- circulationMovement through a system
- currentDirected flow of charge
stream · throughput · movement · passage · drainage · seepage · tide · surge · spate · gush
magnetic
Attracting iron or attention
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
- fieldArea of specialty
- linesStrokes connecting two points
density · luminous · radiant · heat · energy · electric · quantum · particle · photon · radiation
diarrhea
Frequent liquid bowel movements
- dysenteryBloody intestinal infection
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
bloody · bowel · intestinal · gastric · purgative · laxative · cathartic · loose · watery · expulsion
- steelmaking additivesmanganese, chromium, silicon, nickel, vanadium
- glazesglaze, maple glaze, balsamic glaze, teriyaki glaze, citrus glaze
- glass artstained glass, blown glass, glass etching, lampwork, millefiori
fluxesstabilities
States of secure balance
constancies · permanences · fixities · steadiness · unchangingness
fluxesrests
Ceases work temporarily
stillnesses · stagnations · standstills · stases · immobilities
fluxesequilibria
States of stability
equilibriums · balances · stabilities · rests · homeostases
- flux capacitorFictional temporal displacement device
- magnetic fluxField strength through surface