influx

[ in-fluhks ]
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noun
  1. act of flowing in.

  2. an inflow (opposed to outflux): an influx of tourists.

  1. the place at which one stream flows into another or into the sea.

  2. the mouth of a stream.

Origin of influx

1
1620–30; <New Latin or Medieval Latin influxus, verbal noun of Latin influere to flow in. See in-2, flux

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How to use influx in a sentence

  • I should never have known the place, it has changed so since the close of the war and the influx of visitors from the North.

    The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
  • They were now to be entirely relieved of the annoyance and disorganisation caused by the nightly influx of casual inmates.

  • But a new influx of the crowd distracted the attention of La Hurire, and separated the king and his companions from the hotel.

    Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, Pere
  • The influx of Hebrews, toward whom the members of this club had a deep race prejudice, drove them out of this neighborhood.

    The Leaven in a Great City | Lillian William Betts
  • The sudden influx of grain into the market thus produced, caused a great decline in prices.

British Dictionary definitions for influx

influx

/ (ˈɪnˌflʌks) /


noun
  1. the arrival or entry of many people or things

  2. the act of flowing in; inflow

  1. the mouth of a stream or river

Origin of influx

1
C17: from Late Latin influxus, from influere; see influence

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