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(Greek: way, a going, a traveling; road, path)
(Latin: way, road, path)
(Greek: gullet, throat [passage from the mouth to the stomach], that which carries food; the path along which food travels from the mouth to the stomach)
(Greek: feeling, sensation, perception; suffering, disease, or disorder; a system of treating diseases)
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flux path
In electromagnetism, a path in physical space that a magnetic flux line follows.
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fluct-, flucti-, -flux, flu-, flum-, -fluent, -fluence
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1. A relaxed way of living or of pursing pleasure that will lead to problems later: The central government was leading its citizens down a primrose path when it said the coastal towns were ready for the severe winds and rains that were predicted. The resulting high floods caused a great deal of damage to homes and other buildings because there was no preparation for such storms.
2. A life of pleasure or the easy way out of a hard situation: To lead people down the primrose path is to deceive them into thinking that things are taken care of and that there is nothing to worry about.
2. A life of pleasure or the easy way out of a hard situation: To lead people down the primrose path is to deceive them into thinking that things are taken care of and that there is nothing to worry about.
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prim-, primi-, primo-
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