Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Influent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Influent \In"flu*ent\, a. [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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
influent
adj : that is flowing inward [syn: {inflowing}]
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