Definition of Flux density

1. Noun. (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area.

Exact synonyms: Flux
Generic synonyms: Denseness, Density
Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics

Definition of Flux density

1. Noun. (physics) A measure of rate of flow of a fluid, particles or energy per unit area ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Flux density

1. Total amount of a quantity passing through a unit surface area in unit time See: flux. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flux Density

fluvial
fluvialist
fluvialists
fluviatic
fluviatile
fluvic
fluvio-marine
fluviomarine
fluviometer
fluvoxamine
flux
flux applicator
flux capacitor
flux capacitors
flux density (current term)
flux density unit
flux ratio
flux unit
fluxation
fluxations
fluxbrane
fluxed
fluxes
fluxgate
fluxgates
fluxibility
fluxible
fluxile
fluxilities

Literary usage of Flux density

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Course in Electrical Engineering by Chester Laurens Dawes (1920)
"flux density.—flux density is the number of lines of induction per unit area, ... In free space, flux density and field intensity are the same, numerically, ..."

2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"For most purposes, however, where a laminated iron magnet core is required, the flux density is not pressed up above 6000 units, and it is then more ..."

3. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1917)
"The flux density is greatest at the surfaces and is a minimum at the midplane, ... This variation of flux density may be called "depth variation. ..."

4. Experimental Electrical Engineering and Manual for Electrical Testing for by Vladimir Karapetoff (1922)
"When the cross- section is increased, keeping the total flux constant, the flux density is reduced and the reluctance is reduced more than the increase in ..."

5. Electricity and Magnetism for Engineers by Harold Pender (1918)
"Magnetic flux density. — Just as the distribution of current in a conductor is ... By the magnetic flux density at any point is meant the flux per unit area ..."

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