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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. |
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| in·flux (ĭn'flŭks') n.
[Late Latin īnflūxus, from Latin, past participle of īnfluere, to flow in; see influence.] |
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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.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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