inflow

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inflow

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From Middle English inflowen, equivalent to in- + flow.

noun inflows

countable, uncountable The act or process of flowing in or into.
countable, uncountable Anything which flows in or into. The inflow of air.
countable, figuratively, uncountable Influence from outside. But there is also "top down causality" in which the entire system, as a whole, is affected by the inflow or influence of pattern formation, or "information."

Similar: influx · Opposite: outflow, outflux

verb inflows · inflowing · inflowed

To flow in. the discusing and drying up of the inflowed Humour

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noun

Similar: influx · Opposite: outflow, outflux

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noun a flow in

日本語	流入 ryūnyū
中文	流入 liúrù
Français	afflux
Deutsch	Zufluss
Ελληνικά	εισροή eisroḯ
Русский	прито́к pritók

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@misc{inflow_2026,
  title = {inflow},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inflow},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}