different between introduction vs influx

English

Etymology

From Middle English introduccioun, introduccyon, borrowed from Old French introduction, itself a borrowing from Latin intr?d?cti?nem, accusative of Latin intr?d?cti?, from intr?d?c?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nt???d?k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n
• Hyphenation: in?tro?duc?tion

Noun

introduction (countable and uncountable, plural introductions)

1. The act or process of introducing.

   the introduction of a new product into the market

2. A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
3. An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
4. A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.

Synonyms

• (initial section of a written work): preface, isagoge, lead-in, lead, lede; see also Thesaurus:foreword

Derived terms

• introduction agency
• introductory

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin introductio, introductionem, from introductus, from introduco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.t??.dyk.sj??/

Noun

introduction f (plural introductions)

1. introduction

Related terms

• introduire

Further reading

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

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