flux

Definition

The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.

Etymology

From Old French flux, from Latin fluxus (“flow”).

Example Sentences

• "By […]the perpetual Flux of the Liquids, a great part of the Liquids is thrown out of the Body."
• "1991, Mann, H., Fyfe, W., Tazaki, K., & Kerrich, R., Biological Accumulation of Different Chemical Elements by Microorganisms from Yellowstone National Park, USA. Mechanisms And Phylogeny Of Mineralization In Biological Systems, 357-362. Investigation of the silica budget for the Upper and Lower Geyser Basins of Yellowstone National Park by Truesdell et al. suggest that the present fluxes of hotspring water and thermal energy may have been continuous for at least the past 10,000 yr."
• "The schedule is in flux at the moment."