flux tendu
French, noun/fly tɑ̃.dy/
flux tendu is spelled F-L-U-X-T-E-N-D-U (9 letters). Flux tendu is a French masculine noun meaning “just-in-time manufacturing (way of organizing production whereby supply is closely matched to demand to minimize waste)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Organisation de la production strictement en fonction de la demande, pour éviter les stocks inutiles”.
What does flux tendu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejust-in-time manufacturing (way of organizing production whereby supply is closely matched to demand to minimize waste)
travailler à flux tendu
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Organisation de la production strictement en fonction de la demande, pour éviter les stocks inutiles.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of flux tendu
- flux tendus plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce flux tendu?
- /fly tɑ̃.dy/
- \fly tɑ̃.dy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.