I find no office by name assigned unto Dr. Cox, who was virtually
influent upon all, and most active.
Fuller.
In`flu*en"tial (n`fl*n"shal), a. [See Influence.] Exerting or
possessing influence or power; potent; efficacious; effective; strong;
having authority or ascendency; as, an influential man, station,
argument, etc.
A very influential Gascon prefix.
Earle.
In`flu*en"tial*ly, adv. In an influential manner.
In`flu*en"za (?), n. [It. influenza influence, an epidemic formerly
attributed by astrologers to the influence of the heavenly bodies,
influenza. See Influence.] (Med.) An epidemic affection characterized
by acute nasal catarrh, or by inflammation of the throat or the
bronchi, and usually accompanied by fever.
In"flux` (?), n. [L. influxus, fr. influere, influxum, to flow in: cf.
F. 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.