to flux
- verb
- /flʌks/
- Specialized
:
licuar
- The metal will flux when heated.
Examples
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Certain minerals flux at relatively low temperatures during the refining process.
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If the alloy is heated sufficiently, it will flux and flow into the mold.
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When exposed to intense heat, the solder began to flux rapidly.
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They fluxed the alloy to remove impurities.
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To create the perfect solder, the metal must be fluxed at high temperatures to ensure a strong bond.
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During the welding process, the metal is fluxed to help remove impurities and improve adhesion.
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When glass is fluxed, it becomes more malleable, allowing for intricate designs.
Synonyms
18
4.4
To change a solid or gas into a liquid, often by heating
Make a solid melt so it can flow
Antonyms
- Specialized
1
6.8
The change when a liquid or soft thing becomes hard, usually by cooling
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.1
The amount of magnetic field that goes through an area, for example a wire loop
- Specialized
1
7.6
The amount of energy or particles that pass through each unit of area each second
- Specialized
1
7.2
How much invisible force from a magnet passes through one square area
- Specialized
A measure of how much magnetic or electric field passes through an area, for example the tesla
- Specialized
A unit that measures the strength of a magnetic field through an area
How Fluid
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flux meaning 'to become liquid' comes from the same root fluere, 'to flow', because when a solid melts it begins to flow. That's why metallurgists use flux to describe materials that become fluid with heat.