flux vs dissolve

dissolve vs flux

flux and dissolve both are nouns.

flux and dissolve both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flux	Yes	No	Yes	No
dissolve	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dissolve is a hyponym of flux; that is, dissolve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flux:

flux: become liquid or fluid when heated
dissolve: become or cause to become soft or liquid

Other hyponyms of flux include condense, distil, distill, dethaw, melt, thaw, unfreeze, unthaw, fuse.

flux (noun)	dissolve (noun)
in constant change	(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
(physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
a flow or discharge
the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea)
a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action
a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed
the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface

flux (verb)	dissolve (verb)
mix together different elements	pass into a solution
become liquid or fluid when heated	cause to go into a solution
move or progress freely as if in a stream	come to an end
	grow less and less substantial until it disappears
	become or cause to become soft or liquid
	bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
	declare void
	cause to fade away
	lose control emotionally
	cause to lose control emotionally
	stop functioning or cohering as a unit

Difference between flux and dissolve

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