Definitions for confluence
ˈkɒn flu əns; -flʌkscon·flu·ence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confluence, meetingnoun

   a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

   "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"

2. confluence, conflux, mergingnoun

   a flowing together

3. concourse, confluencenoun

   a coming together of people

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. confluencenoun

   The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.

   We encountered an abandoned boat at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.

2. confluencenoun

   The act of combining which occurs at the place where rivers and the like meet.

   The confluence of the rivers produced a great rush of water.

3. confluencenoun

   A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.

   The confluence of our skills resulted in a successful home renovation project.

4. Etymology: From confluentia, con- + fluere

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confluencenoun

   Etymology: confluo, Latin.

   1. The junction or union of several streams.

   You see this confluence, this great flood of visiters. William Shakespeare.

   Nimrod, who usurped dominion over the rest, sat down in the very confluence of all those rivers which watered Paradise. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.

   Bagdet is beneath the confluence of Tigris and Euphrates. Edward Brerewood, on Languages.

   In the veins innumerable little rivulets have their confluence into the great vein, the common channel of the blood. Richard Bentley.

   2. The act of crowding to a place.

   You had found by experience the trouble of all men’s confluence, and for all matters, to yourself. Francis Bacon, Adv. to Villiers.

   3. A concourse; a multitude crouded into one place.

   This will draw a confluence of people from all parts of the country. William Temple.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confluence

   In geography, a confluence (also: conflux) occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); or where two streams meet to become the source of a river of a new name (such as the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers at Pittsburgh, forming the Ohio); or where two separated channels of a river (forming a river island) rejoin at the downstream end.

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1. confluence

   Confluence generally refers to the process or state of merging or coming together. It can be used in various contexts like geology, where it refers to the merging of two flowing bodies of water; in telecommunications, where it implies the forwarding of multiple data streams through one channel; and in computer science, where it describes the property of certain rewriting systems. Its core definition hinges on the concept of 'joining' or 'meeting'.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confluencenoun

   the act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting

2. Confluencenoun

   any running together of separate streams or currents; the act of meeting and crowding in a place; hence, a crowd; a concourse; an assemblage

3. Etymology: [L. confluentia.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confluence

   In geography, a confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. Also known as a conflux, it refers either to the point where a tributary joins a larger river, called the main stem, or where two streams meet to become the source of a river of a new name, such as the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania creating the Ohio River. The term is also used to describe the meeting of tidal or other non-riverine bodies of water, such as two canals or a canal and a lake. A one-mile portion of the Industrial Canal in New Orleans accommodates the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Canal; therefore those three waterways are confluent there.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confluence

   kon′floo-ens, n. a flowing together: the place of meeting, as of rivers: a concourse: the act of meeting together.—adj. Con′fluent, flowing together: uniting.—n. a stream uniting and flowing with another.—adv. Con′fluently.—n. Con′flux, a flowing together. [L. confluĕre, confluxum, from con, together, fluĕre, to flow.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of confluence in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of confluence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of confluence in a Sentence

1. The Biden administration:

   Simply put, delaying the Standard would likely cost many lives per day, in addition to large numbers of hospitalizations, other serious health effects, and tremendous expenses, that is a confluence of harms of the highest order.

2. Annie Clark:

   Our country is facing a confluence of the worse pandemic hitting our country in a century, an economic depression and a killing that laid bare the racial injustice that still taints our country, right now, Sen. Collins is focused on doing her job.

3. Gavin Wendt:

   The confluence of big overseas miners looking to repatriate to their home bases and strong indicators such as a weaker Aussie dollar is driving the market further into M&A activity, add in cheap labor post the boom and a vibrant mid-tier gold sector and it's not hard to see why things are accelerating.

4. Anandnad Saraswati:

   It is a confluence of all Naga sadhus at the meeting point of these holy rivers, they meet each other, they interact with each other and they meditate and pray here at the holy confluence. They give their message to the people and they transform people.

5. Sharon Gordon:

   There's been a confluence of social media and outrage, i do believe for the first time we're about to make a change.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=confluence
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Confluence
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=confluence
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confluence
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confluence
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=confluence
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=confluence