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in·flux
(ĭn′flŭks′)n.
1. A flowing in: an influx of foreign capital.
2. A mass arrival or incoming: an influx of visitors to the city; large influxes of refugees.
[Late Latin īnflūxus, from Latin, past participle of īnfluere, to flow in; see influence.]
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influx
(ˈɪnˌflʌks)n
1. the arrival or entry of many people or things
2. the act of flowing in; inflow
3. (Physical Geography) the mouth of a stream or river
[C17: from Late Latin influxus, from influere; see influence]
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in•flux
(ˈɪnˌflʌks)n.
1. an act of flowing in; inflow.
2. the arrival of people or things, esp. in large numbers: an influx of tourists.
3. the place at which one stream flows into another or into the sea.
[1620–30; < New Latin or Medieval Latin influxus, v. noun of Latin influere to flow in]
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Noun | 1. | influx - the process of flowing in flow - any uninterrupted stream or discharge |
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influx
noun arrival, flow, rush, invasion, convergence, inflow, incursion, inundation, inrush problems caused by the influx of refugees
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تَدَفُّق
příval
strømtilstrømning
beáramlás
innstreymi; straumur, aîsókn
pieplūdums
akımakındoluşmaüşüşme
influx
[ˈɪnflʌks] N [of people] → afluencia f; [of objects, ideas] → flujo m (Mech) → aflujo m, entrada fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈɪnflʌks] n [people, immigrants] → afflux m; [money, capital, investments] → afflux m; [products, materials] → affluxCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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influx
(ˈinflaks) noun an arrival of something in great quantities or numbers. an influx of tourists.
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