Inflow

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of flowing in or into. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the process of flowing in wordnet
  3. 3
    Anything which flows in or into. countable, uncountable

    "The inflow of air."

  4. 4
    Influence from outside. countable, figuratively, uncountable

    "But there is also "top down causality" in which the entire system, as a whole, is affected by the inflow or influence of pattern formation, or "information.""

Verb
  1. 1
    To flow in.

    "the discusing and drying up of the inflowed Humour"

Synonyms

All synonyms
influxinfluxaffluenceaffluxaffluxionair current

Example

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"He forgot to stop the inflow of water."

Etymology

From Middle English inflowen, equivalent to in- + flow.

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