influent

Influent is defined as something that flows in.

(adjective)

An example of influent is a river flowing into the ocean; influent river.

The definition of an influent is something that flows into another.

(noun)

An example of an influent is a stream that flows down to an alpine lake.

See influent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

flowing in

Origin: L influens: see influence

noun

anything flowing in, as a tributary
an organism that has important interactions within an ecological community, but is not a dominant

See influent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Flowing in or into.

noun

An inflow, especially a tributary.
Ecology A nondominant organism in a community that exerts an important modifying effect.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Latin īnfluēns, īnfluent-

Origin: , present participle of īnfluere, to flow in; see influence

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