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influent

[ in-floo-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. flowing in.


noun

  1. a tributary.
  2. Ecology. a plant or animal that has an important effect on the biotic balance in a community.

influent

/ ˈɪnflʊənt /

adjective

  1. flowing in
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. something flowing in, esp a tributary
  2. ecology an organism that has a major effect on the nature of its community
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of influent1

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin influent- (stem of influēns ) inflowing. See in- 2, fluent
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Example Sentences

The meeting point of these two natures is the mind, the causal nature being influent and the apparent nature being effluent.

We had thus examined each of its three mouths, and settled all doubts as to the Rusizi being an effluent or influent.

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