fluxion
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A flow of liquid, often an unusual discharge from the body
- noun
- /ˈflʌkʃən/
- Archaic
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flujo
- The river showed significant fluxion during the heavy rainfall, overflowing its banks.
Examples
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If "race" indeed had an essentialist, unvarying core in its nature, then we would not understand racial or ethnic identity as a "reciprocal fluxion" (Cornell & Hartmann, 2007, p. 75).
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The scientist observed a constant fluxion of water from the broken pipe.
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In physics, a fluxion describes the rate of flow of a liquid over time.
Synonyms
flow
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A steady movement of liquid or gas
is used mainly in scientific or historical contexts, not everyday speech
circulation
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The movement of air or water through a system
refers to general discharge or movement, not limited to enclosed systems
flux
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A continuous movement of liquid, gas, or particles in one direction
is used in scientific or historical contexts for such fluid movement
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Etymology
Fluxion comes from the Latin root flux meaning 'flow', the same root in fluid. So a fluxion is a flowing movement or a discharge of liquid, which is why old science and medical books use the word to mean the movement of fluids.