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noun
A flow inward or into something; a coming in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: inflood, inflow, infusion, intromission, introduction, importation
Antonyms: none provided
noun
That which flows or comes in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
influence; power.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the process of flowing in
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: inflow
Antonyms: efflux
Broader terms: flow
Narrower terms: inpouring, inpour, inrush
History
From Latin īnflūxus (“inflow; influence”), from īnfluō (“flow or run into”).
Across languages
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
