inflow

Etymology

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

noun

  1. The act or process of flowing in or into
  2. Anything which flows in or into
    The inflow of air
  3. (figurative) 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." 2000, Sandra Marie Schneiders, Finding the Treasure
    Broadly speaking, there are two cases in which a national culture is subjected to the sudden inflow or influence of a foreign culture: (1) when the former is conquered by the latter and (2) when it conquers the latter. 2008, Richard Calichman, Overcoming Modernity
    Open yourself completely to the inflow and influence of the music and light of God through daily practice of the spiritual exercises, which he gives to you. 2010, Gabriel Ezutah, Trail of Immortality

verb

  1. To flow in.

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