Webster's Dictionary 1913

2485

Fluviograph

Flu″vi‐o‐graph (?), n. [L. fluvius river + -graph.] An instrument for measuring and recording automatically the rise and fall of a river.

2486

Fluviometer

Flu′vi‐om″e‐ter (?), n. [L. fluvius river + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the height of water in a river; a river gauge.

2487

Flux

Flux (flŭks), n. [L. fluxus, fr. fluere, fluxum, to flow: cf.F. flux. See Fluent, and cf. 1st & 2d Floss, Flush, n., 6.] 1. The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing...

2488

Flux (2)

Flux, a. [L. fluxus, p. p. of fluere. See Flux, n.] Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable.The flux nature of all things here. Barrow.

2489

Flux (3)

Flux, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Fluxed (flŭkst); p. pr. & vb. n.Fluxing.] 1. To affect, or bring to a certain state, by flux.He might fashionably and genteelly... have been dueled orfl...

2490

Fluxation

Flux‐a″tion (?), n. The act of fluxing.

2491

Fluxibility

Flux′i‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. LL. fluxibilitas fluidity.] The quality of being fluxible. Hammond.

2492

Fluxible

Flux″i‐ble (?), a. [Cf.LL. fluxibilis fluid, OF. fluxible.] Capable of being melted or fused, as a mineral. Holland.— Flux″i‐ble‐ness, n.

2493

Fluxile

Flux″ile (?), a. [L. fluxilis, a., fluid.] Fluxible.

2494

Fluxility

Flux‐il″i‐ty (?), n. State of being fluxible.

2495

Fluxion

Flux″ion (?), n. [Cf. F. fluxion.] The act of flowing. Cotgrave.2. The matter that flows. Wiseman.3. Fusion; the running of metals into a fluid state.4. (Med.) An unnatural or e...

2496

Fluxional

Flux″ion‐al (?), a. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fluxion or fluxions; variable; inconstant.The merely human,the temporary and fluxional. Coleridge.Fluxional structure...

2497

Fluxionary

Flux″ion‐a‐ry (?), a. 1. Fluxional. Berkeley.2. (Med.) Pertaining to, or caused by, an increased flow of blood to a part; congestive; as, a fluxionary hemorrhage.

2498

Fluxionist

Flux″ion‐ist, n. One skilled in fluxions. Berkeley.

2499

Fluxions

Flux″ions (?), n. pl.(Math.) See Fluxion, 6(b).

2500

Fluxive

Flux″ive (?), a. Flowing; also, wanting solidity. B. Jonson.

2501

Fluxure

Flux″ure (?; 138), n. [L. fluxura a flowing.] 1. The quality of being fluid. Fielding.2. Fluid matter. Drayton.

2502

Fly

Fly (flī), v. i. [imp.Flew (flū); p. p.Flown (flōn); p. pr. & vb. n.Flying.] [OE. fleen, fleen, fleyen, flegen, AS. fleógan; akin to D. vliegen, OHG. fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. ...

2503

Fly (2)

Fly, v. t. 1. To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc.The brave black flag I fly. W. S. Gilbert.2. To fly or flee from; to shun; to avoid.Sleep fl...

2504

Fly (3)

Fly, n.; pl.Flies (flīz). [OE. flie, flege, AS. flȳge, fleóge, fr. fleógan to fly; akin to D. vlieg, OHG. flioga, G. fliege, Icel. & Sw. fluga, Dan. flue. √ 84. See Fly, v. i.] ...

2505

Fly (4)

Fly (?), a. Knowing; wide awake; fully understanding another's meaning. Dickens.

2506

Fly (5)

Fly, v. t. To manage (an aircraft) in flight; as, to fly an aëroplane.

2507

Fly (6)

Fly, n.(Cotton Manuf.) Waste cotton.

2508

Fly amanita

{ Fly amanita, Fly fungus }. (Bot.) A poisonous mushroom (Amanita muscaria, syn. Agaricus muscarius), having usually a bright red or yellowish cap covered with irregular white s...

2509

Fly-bitten

Fly″–bit′ten (?), a. Marked by, or as if by, the bite of flies. Shak.

2510

Fly-case

Fly″–case′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The covering of an insect, esp. the elytra of beetles.

2511

Fly-catching

Fly″–catch′ing, a.(Zoöl.) Having the habit of catching insects on the wing.