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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•flu•ent (kon′flo̅o̅ ənt),USA pronunciation adj. - Geographyflowing or running together;
blending into one:confluent rivers; confluent ideas. - Pathology
- running together:confluent efflorescences.
- characterized by confluent efflorescences:confluent smallpox.
n. - Geographyone of two or more confluent streams.
- Geographya tributary stream.
- Latin confluent- (stem of confluēns, present participle of confluere to flow together), equivalent. to con- con- + flu- (stem of fluere to flow) + -ent- -ent; see fluent, fluid
- Middle French)
- late Middle English (1425–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈconfluent /ˈkɒnflʊənt/ adj - flowing together or merging
n - a stream that flows into another, usually of approximately equal size
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin confluēns, from confluere to flow together, from fluere to flow |