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in⋅flux

[in-fluhks]
–noun
1. act of flowing in.
2. an inflow (opposed to outflux ): an influx of tourists.
3. the place at which one stream flows into another or into the sea.
4. the mouth of a stream.

Origin:
1620–30; < NL or ML influxus, v. noun of L influere to flow in. See in- 2 , flux


2. incursion, inpouring, entry.
in·flux   (ĭn'flŭks')   
n.  
  1. A flowing in: an influx of foreign capital.
  2. A mass arrival or incoming: an influx of visitors to the city; large influxes of refugees.

[Late Latin īnflūxus, from Latin, past participle of īnfluere, to flow in; see influence.]

Influx

In"flux`\, n. [L. influxus, fr. influere, influxum, to flow in: cf. F. influx. See Influent.]

1. The act of flowing in; as, an influx of light.

2. A coming in; infusion; intromission; introduction; importation in abundance; also, that which flows or comes in; as, a great influx of goods into a country, or an influx of gold and silver.

The influx of food into the Celtic region, however, was far from keeping pace with the influx of consumers. --Macaulau.

The general influx of Greek into modern languages. --Earle.

3. Influence; power. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
Language Translation for : influx
Spanish: afluencia,
German: das Einströmen,
Japanese: 殺到

influx 
1626, from L.L. influxus "a flowing in," from influere "to flow in" (see influence). Originally of rivers, air, light, spiritual light, etc.; used of people from 1652.
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