inflow

Also found in: Thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

in·flow

(ĭn′flō′)

1. The act or process of flowing in or into: an inflow of water; an inflow of information.

2. Something that flows in or into: a lake fed by a freshwater inflow.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

inflow

(ˈɪnˌfləʊ)

1. something, such as a liquid or gas, that flows in

2. the amount or rate of flowing in

3. Also called: inflowing the act of flowing in; influx

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

in•flow

(ˈɪnˌfloʊ)

n.

1. an act of flowing in.

2. influx.

[1645–55]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Switch to new thesaurus

Noun

inflow - the process of flowing in

influx

flow - any uninterrupted stream or discharge

inpour, inpouring, inrush - an inflow; "an inpouring of spiritual comfort"

effluence, efflux, outflow - the process of flowing out

Translations

afflux

afflusso

приток

inflow

[ˈɪnfləʊ]

A. N [of capital, migrants] → afluencia f; [of water] → entrada f

B. CPD inflow pipe N → tubo m de entrada

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

inflow

[ˈɪnfləʊ] n [materials] → afflux m; [people, immigrants] → afflux m; [money, investments, capital] → afflux m
the inflow of cheap raw materials → l'afflux de matières premières bon marché

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

inflow

(of water, air) (= action) → Zustrom m, → Einfließen nt, → Zufließen nt; (= quantity) → Zuflussmenge f; (= place) → Zufluss m; inflow pipe → Zuflussrohr nt

(fig) (of foreign currency, goods) → Zustrom m; (of people) → Zustrom m, → Andrang m; (of ideas etc) → Eindringen nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

inflow

[ˈɪnˌfləʊ] n → afflusso

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

inflow

n. flujo, afluencia, entrada.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

References in classic literature ?

Sons will succeed fathers, and there will be no inflow of new strength from that eternal reservoir of strength, the common people.

View in context

The overall position of the river inflow and outflow at Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma along with the reservoirs levels and the barrages remained on Friday as under:

Water level rises in Mangla dam

According to a report prepared by Wapda, water inflow into the Indus River at Tarbela was 17,000 cusecs and outflow was the same 17,000 cusecs.

Kharif sowing season to face higher water shortage

It focuses on these implications from three distinct and somewhat stylized perspectives: the creditors and their markets, the countries receiving large capital inflows, and the functioning of the international financial system.

The Mexican peso crisis: implications for international finance

Meanwhile, the overall position of the river inflows and outflows at Tarbela, Mangla and Chashma along with the reservoirs levels and the barrages remained on Saturday as under:-

Water level in Mangla Dam starts rising

Rivers: Indus at Tarbela: Inflows 25600 cusecs and Outflows 30000 cusecs,

Rivers, reservoirs report

The overall position of the river inflows and outflows at Mangla, Terbela and Chashma along with the reservoirs levels and the barrages on Tuesday remained as under:

Water level in Mangla dam on decline

The water storage in Tarbela Dam is 6 million acre feet (MAF) and from today (Monday) river Indus inflows and outflows will be the same as there is no space left in Tarbela from Tarbela.

Tarbela Dam reaches peak level of 1550maf

Inflows in river Indus at Tarbela were 214800 cusecs and outflows 157100 cusecs, Kabul at Nowshera inflows 43400 cusecs and outflows 43400 cusecs, inflow in Jhelum at Mangla 32300 cusecs and outflows 10000 cusecs, inflows in Chenab at Marala were 69100 cusecs and outflows 42600 cusecs.

Tarbela Dam water position improves

Indus River at Tarbela: Inflows 242700 cusecs and Outflows 150000 cusecs, Kabul at Nowshera: Inflows 43800 cusecs and outflows 43800 cusecs, Jhelum at Mangla: Inflows 73800 cusecs and Outflows 10000 cusecs, Chenab at Marala: Inflows 120300 cusecs and Outflows 87200 cusecs.

Mangla dam almost filled to capacity

ISLAMABAD -- Inflows in the country's rivers have reached to 501,700 cusecs on Tuesday which is around 32200 cusec higher than the historic average of 470500 cusecs.

Water inflow in major rivers surges

Indus River at Tarbela: Inflows 212800 cusecs and Outflows 140000 cusecs, Kabul River at Nowshera: Inflows 53800 cusecs and Outflows 53800 cusecs, Jhelum River at Mangla: Inflows 49200 cusecs and Outflows 25000 cusecs, Chenab River at Marala: Inflows 88100 cusecs and Outflows 55100 cusecs.