different between influx vs invasion

English

Etymology

From Latin ?nfl?xus (“inflow; influence”), from ?nflu? (“flow or run into”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n?fl?ks/

Noun

influx (countable and uncountable, plural influxes)

1. A flow inward or into something; a coming in.

   Synonyms: infusion, intromission, introduction, importation

   • 1871, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue

     the general influx of Greek into modern languages
2. That which flows or comes in.
3. (obsolete) influence; power.
   • 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature

     A continued influx of the Divine Goodness

Synonyms

• instreaming

Antonyms

• efflux

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French influx.

Noun

influx n (plural influxuri)

1. influx

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle French invasion, from Late Latin inv?si?nem, accusative of inv?si?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?ve???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

invasion (countable and uncountable, plural invasions)

1. A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.
2. The entry without consent of an individual or group into an area where they are not wanted.

   an invasion of mobile phones

   an invasion of bees

   an invasion of foreign tourists

3. (medicine) The spread of cancer cells, bacteries and such to the organism.
4. (surgery) The breaching of the skin barrier.

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Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin inv?si?nem, nominative of inv?si?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.va.zj??/

Noun

invasion f (plural invasions)

1. invasion

Related terms

• envahir

Further reading

• “invasion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• innovais, visionna

Middle French

Noun

invasion f (plural invasions)

1. invasion

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin inv?si?.

Pronunciation

Noun

invasion f (plural invasions)

1. invasion

Swedish

Noun

invasion c

1. invasion