influx
in·flux
The definition of an influx is an inflow or the arrival of large amounts of people or things.
When twenty people arrive at your house all at the same time, this is an example of an influx.
influx
- a flowing in; inflow, as of a liquid, gas, etc.
- a continual coming in of persons or things: an influx of customers
- the point where a body of water, as a river, joins another body of water
Origin of influx
French from Late Latin influxus from past participle of Classical Latin influere: see influenceinflux
noun
- A flowing in: an influx of foreign capital.
- A mass arrival or incoming: an influx of visitors to the city; large influxes of refugees.
Origin of influx
Late Latin īnflūxus from Latin past participle of īnfluere to flow in ; see influence .influx
Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural influxes)
Origin
From Latin īnfluxus (“inflow; influence”), from īnfluō (“flow or run into”).
