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US /flʌks/ UK /flʌks/

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Synonyms
1 noun · continuous change or flow;... changeflowmovementinstabilityfluctuationmutation
Word family
Derived forms fluxionfluxional
Related forms fluidfluentinfluxreflux

Simplified etymology

Flux is recorded from Late Middle English and is based on Latin fluere, “to flow.” It refers to a state of flowing.

Etymology

From Latin fluxus ('a flowing'), from fluere ('to flow').

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