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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Influx \In"flux'\, noun [L. influxus, fr. influere, influxum, to flow in: cf. F. influx. See {Influent}.]
1. The act of flowing in; as, an influx of light.
2. A coming in; infusion; intromission; introduction; importation in abundance; also, that which flows or comes in; as, a great influx of goods into a country, or an influx of gold and silver.
The influx of food into the Celtic region, however, was far from keeping pace with the influx of consumers. --Macaulau.
The general influx of Greek into modern languages. --Earle.
3. Influence; power. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
influx
noun: the process of flowing in [syn: {inflow}] [ant: {outflow}, {outflow}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
40 Moby Thesaurus words for "influx": accession, affluence, afflux, affluxion, augmentation, encroachment, entrance, entrenchment, impingement, imposition, increase, incursion, indraft, indrawing, infiltration, inflooding, inflow, influxion, infringement, injection, inpour, inpouring, inroad, inrun, inrush, insinuation, interference, interjection, interloping, interposition, interposure, interruption, intervention, intrusion, invasion, irruption, obtrusion, trespass, trespassing, unlawful entry
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