Phrase guide

magnetic flux

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: magnetic field, flux

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: field, field of force, force field

Narrower terms: magnetosphere, solar magnetic field

3

noun

Meaning 3

a measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given area

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: magnetization, magnetisation

Narrower terms: flux unit, magnetic flux unit

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 磁通量 (cítōngliàng) — measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area
  • Finnish: magneettivuo — measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area
  • French: flux magnétique — measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area
  • Galician: fluxo magnético — measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area
  • German: magnetischer Fluss — measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area
  • Greek: μαγνητική ροή (magnitikí roḯ) — measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area
  • Japanese: 磁束 (jisoku) — measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area
  • Polish: strumień magnetyczny — measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area
  • Romanian: flux magnetic — measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area
  • Tagalog: balniing himaymay — measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area
  • Thai: ฟลักซ์แม่เหล็ก — measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area
  • Vietnamese: từ thông — measure of the strength of a magnetic field in a given area