influx

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.]

IN BRIEF: A flowing in.

There is an incessant influx of novelty into the world, and yet we tolerate incredible dullness. — Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American philosopher & naturalist.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the process of flowing in
  Synonym: inflow
  Antonym: efflux (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - indstrømning, tilstrømning, strøm, tilførsel, tilgang

Nederlands (Dutch)
toevloed, instroming, wat binnen komt

Français (French)
n. - afflux, entrée, affluence, flot (d'idées nouvelles)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zustrom

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εισροή, διείσδυση, συρροή

Italiano (Italian)
affluenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - afluxo (m)

Русский (Russian)
втекание, приток, устье

Español (Spanish)
n. - afluencia, desembocadura

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - inströmning, tillflöde, riklig tillförsel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
流入, 汇聚, 河口

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 流入, 彙聚, 河口

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 유입, 쇄도, 유입점

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 流入, 殺到

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تدفق, دفق, مصب النهر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נהירה, זרימה‬

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