Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Influx

Influx , noun

[Latin influxus, from influere, influxum, to flow in: compare French influx. See Influent.]

1.
The act of flowing in; as, an influx of light.
2.
A coming in; infusion; intromission; introduction; importation in abundance; also, that which flows or comes in; as, a great influx of goods into a country, or an influx of gold and silver.
The influx of food into the Celtic region, however, was far from keeping pace with the influx of consumers. — Macaulau
The general influx of Greek into modern languages. — Earle
3.
Influence; power. [Obsolete] — Sir M. Hale