flowing in
Origin of influent
Classical Latin influens: see influence- anything flowing in, as a tributary
- an organism that has important interactions within an ecological community, but is not a dominant
influent
in·flu·ent
adjective
- Influent is defined as something that flows in.
An example of influent is a river flowing into the ocean; influent river.
- The definition of an influent is something that flows into another.
An example of an influent is a stream that flows down to an alpine lake.
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influent
adjective
Flowing in or into.
noun
An inflow, especially a tributary.
Origin of influent
Middle English from Latin īnfluēns īnfluent- present participle of īnfluere to flow in ; see influence .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural influents)
Adjective
(comparative more influent, superlative most influent)
Origin
From Latin influent-, the present participle stem of influere
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