influx : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: influx	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for influx
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
influx n the process of flowing in Synonym(s): inflow, influx [ant: effluence, efflux, outflow]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.