Flux

español: flujo

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El uso de este anglicismo en castellano, dado su arraigo en el ámbitos de las artes del fuego, pueden ser los siguientes:

flux (cerámica), se usa en Argentina para algunas fritas de cerámica de bajo punto de fusión (750º/800º). El flux es un fundente, su función es la de bajar la temperatura de fusión (fluir a una temperatura inferior), a los esmaltes, y oxidos fijándolo a la base.
Flux (vidrio) se ha usado indistintamente para designar comercialmente a los fundentes para colores sobre vidrio.
flux (metalurgia), es el nombre comercial, que se les da a las sustancias decapantes que eliminan la capa de óxido que interfiere con la soldadura. Por ejemplo, en el caso de la soldadura de estaño sobre plomo el decapante es el ácido oléico, y en la soldadura con bronce se usa una mezcla de 3 partes de bórax con una de ácido bórico. Aquí se les conoce sencillamente como decapantes.

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From Latin fluxus (“‘flow’”), flush

Flux (plural fluxes)

A state of ongoing change.
The schedule is in flux at the moment.
A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.
It is important to use flux when soldering or oxides on the metal will prevent a good bond.
(physics) The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity) through a given surface, specifically electric flux, magnetic flux.
That high a neutron flux would be lethal in seconds.

Flux (third-person singular simple present fluxes, present participle fluxing, simple past and past participle fluxed)

Flux, a scientific term describing the rate of flow of something through a surface
Magnetic flux, a measure of quantity of magnetism
Electric flux, a measure of quantity of electricity
Flux (metallurgy), a substance which facilitates soldering, brazing, and welding by chemically cleaning the metals to be joined
Ceramic flux, a substance which lowers the melting point and promotes glass formation in ceramic materials
Secondary Flux (ceramics), a substance which acts as a ceramic flux in combination with other materials or at higher temperatures
Flow (psychology), often referred to as flux
Flux (biochemistry), the rate of turnover of molecules through a metabolic pathway
Dysentery or other diseases causing the loss of fluid by diarrhea or hemorrhage
4-Fluoroamphetamine (4-FA; PAL-303; "Flux"), a central nervous system stimulant with quasi-amphetamine effects

Flux (song), a song by British band Bloc Party
Flux (song), a song by American metal band Lamb of God
Davin Flux, a Deejay doing disabusing work in underground house.
Fluxus, an art movement
Flux, a dark spell from the Fire Emblem game series.
Flux (novel), a book by Stephen Baxter
Flux Magazine (US), a short-lived American music, comic book & video game magazine from the mid-1990s
Flux (comics), a fictional villain in the Marvel Comics universe
Flux of Pink Indians, the name of a British anarcho-punk band
Flux Capacitor, a fictional device from Back to the Future that "makes time travel possible"
MTV Flux, a television channel in the United Kingdom and Japan
"Flux" (Michael Moorcock), a short story by Michael Moorcock
The Flux is a fictional fluid/force used in the series Galactik Football when in action, allowing players to perform amazing feats of acrobatic and athletic prowess.
Flux Wildly, one of the main characters from the computer game Toonstruck
Robert Flux, guitarist of the band Oomph!
Fluxx, a card game.

Flux2D/3D, a Computer-aided engineering software enabling to achieve magnetic, electric and thermal device simulations.
Flux (software), a suite of VRML/X3D viewing/authoring software, free for any usage
f.lux, a multiplatform program that adjusts the temperature of a computer display based on the user's location and the current time.
Fast flux, a DNS technique used by botnets to hide phishing and malware delivery sites