In a sentence
Six example sentences with flux, each labelled with its topic.
Detectors measured the neutron flux through the foil, counting how many particles crossed each square centimetre per second.
Science
Instruments on the tower record the carbon flux above the forest, tracking how much gas crosses that canopy hourly.
Environment
Engineers cut the heat flux through the chip's lid by half, so the same fan now holds temperature easily.
Technology
In deep shadow the photon flux reaching the sensor drops so low that the camera has to guess, and grain appears.
Photography
Thick insulation cuts the heat flux through the walls, so the house loses a fraction of the energy its neighbours do.
Architecture
Dosimeters worn by X-ray staff record the radiation flux through the badge, and readings are checked every month.
Medicine
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Found in 7 published word lists
- New Academic Word List (Browne/Culligan/Phillips 2013)Authoritative
- Science Vocabulary ListAuthoritative
- Science Word ListAuthoritative
- Engineering Technology Word ListAuthoritative
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
- Magoosh GRE 1000Recognized
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
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