flux vs thaw

flux and thaw both are nouns.

flux and thaw both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

flux (noun)	thaw (noun)
in constant change	a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile
(physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area	warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
a flow or discharge	the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid
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)	thaw (verb)
mix together different elements	become or cause to become soft or liquid
become liquid or fluid when heated
move or progress freely as if in a stream

Difference between flux and thaw

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