| flux | in constant change, his opinions are in flux, the newness and flux of the computer industry |
a mischief
mischief-making
mischievousness
deviltry devilry devilment
rascality
roguery
roguishness
shenanigan ddd | reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others |
sexual love
lovemaking
making love
love
love life | sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people, his lovemaking disgusted her, he hadn't had any love in months, he has a very complicated love life |
lace making
tatting | the act or art of making handmade lace |
devising
fashioning
making | the act that results in something coming to be, the devising of plans, the fashioning of pots and pans, the making of measurements, it was already in the making |
moviemaking
movie making
film making | the production of movies |
winemaking
wine making | the craft and science of growing grapes and making wine |
slave-making ant
slave-maker | an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slave ants |
| flux applicator | an applicator for applying flux (as in soldering) |
| making | (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something, the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake |
qualification
making | an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something, her qualifications for the job are excellent, one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree, she has the makings of fine musician |
flux density
flux | (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area |
magnetic field strength
magnetic intensity
magnetic induction
magnetic flux density | the amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to the direction of magnetic flow |
decision making
deciding | the cognitive process of reaching a decision, a good executive must be good at decision making |
| metallurgy | the science and technology of metals |
| powder metallurgy | the metallurgy of powdered metals, how to produce solid metal objects from powdered metal by compaction and sintering |
logic bomb
slag code | a set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied, when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects, a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb |
informing
making known | a speech act that conveys information |
flux
fluxion | a flow or discharge |
magnetic field
magnetic flux
flux | the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle |
leak
wetting
making water
passing water | a euphemism for urination, he had to take a leak |
photomechanics
photoplate making | the process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods, photomechanics revolutionized the practice of printing |
| magnetic flux | a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area |
| flux density unit | a measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area |
flux unit
magnetic flux unit | a measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area |
| luminous flux unit | a measure of luminous flux per unit area |
| flux state of flux | a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action, the flux following the death of the emperor |
| flux | excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea) |
| basic slag | slag produced in making steel, low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate, useful as fertilizer |
| flux | a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed |
| soldering flux | flux applied to surfaces that are to be joined by soldering, flux cleans the surfaces and results in a better bond |
slag
scoria
dross | the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals |
| flux | the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface |
| neutron flux | the rate of flow of neutrons, the number of neutrons passing through a unit area in unit time |
| radiant flux | the rate of flow of radiant energy (electromagnetic waves) |
| luminous flux | the rate of flow of light energy |
b blend
flux
mix
conflate
commingle
immix
fuse
coalesce
meld
combine
merge aaa | mix together different elements, The colors blend well |
liquefy
flux liquify | become liquid or fluid when heated, the frozen fat liquefied |
| slag | convert into slag |
| flow flux | move or progress freely as if in a stream, The crowd flowed out of the stadium |
nonprofit
non-profit-making | not commercially motivated |
| policy-making | concerned with policy, not administration |
epochal
epoch-making | highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era, epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill, an epoch-making discovery |