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Webster 1913 Edition


Influent

In′flu-ent

(ĭn′flū̍-ent)
,
Adj.
[L.
influens
,
-entis
, p. pr. of
influere
,
influxum
, to flow in; pref.
in-
in +
fluere
to flow. See
Fluid
.]
1.
Flowing in.
“With influent tide.”
Cowper.
Influent odors.”
Mrs. Browning.
2.
Exerting influence; influential.
[Obs.]
I find no office by name assigned unto Dr. Cox, who was virtually
influent
upon all, and most active.
Fuller.

Webster 1828 Edition


Influent

IN'FLUENT

,
Adj.
Flowing in. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


influent

influent

English

Noun

influent (plural influents)

  1. A stream which flows into another stream or lake; general for fluids flowing in.
  2. (ecology) An organism having an important effect on a plant or animal community.

Synonyms

Adjective

influent (comparative more influent, superlative most influent)

  1. Flowing in.
  2. Exercising astral influence.
  3. (ecology) That is an influent.

Catalan

Adjective

influent m, f (masculine and feminine plural influents)

  1. influential

French

Pronunciation

  • (adjective) IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fly.ɑ̃/
  • (verb) IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fly/

Adjective

influent m (feminine singular influente, masculine plural influents, feminine plural influentes)

  1. influential

Verb

influent

  1. third-person plural present indicative of influer
  2. third-person plural present subjunctive of influer

Latin

Verb

īnfluent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of īnfluō