gauge vs flux

gauge and flux both are nouns.

gauge and flux both are verbs.

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

As verbs, flux is a hypernym of gauge; that is, flux is a word with a broader meaning than gauge:

gauge: mix in specific proportions
flux: mix together different elements

Other hypernyms of gauge include blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix.

gauge (noun)	flux (noun)
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.	in constant change
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train	(physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area
the thickness of wire	a flow or discharge
diameter of a tube or gun barrel	the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared	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

gauge (verb)	flux (verb)
measure precisely and against a standard	mix together different elements
adapt to a specified measurement	become liquid or fluid when heated
mix in specific proportions	move or progress freely as if in a stream
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
rub to a uniform size

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