INFLUENT

inflowing, influent

(adjective) flowing inward

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

influent (plural influents)

a stream which flows into another stream or lake

Synonym: tributary

fluids flowing in

Synonym: inflow

(ecology) an organism having an important effect on a plant or animal community

Adjective

influent (comparative more influent, superlative most influent)

flowing in

exercising astral influence

(ecology) having an important effect on a plant or animal community

Source: Wiktionary

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In"flu*ent, a. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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