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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. flowing inward;
[syn: inflowing, influent]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Influent \In"flu*ent\ ([i^]n"fl[-u]*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. [1913 Webster] 2. Exerting influence; influential. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I find no office by name assigned unto Dr. Cox, who was virtually influent upon all, and most active. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

influent adj 1: flowing inward [syn: inflowing, influent]