[りゅうにゅう, ryuunyuu] (n,vs) afflux; influx; (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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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.
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The influx of food into the Celtic region, however,
was far from keeping pace with the influx of
consumers. --Macaulau.
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The general influx of Greek into modern languages.
--Earle.
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3. Influence; power. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
influx
n 1: the process of flowing in [syn: {inflow}, {influx}] [ant:
{effluence}, {efflux}, {outflow}]