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1. (adj.) confluent
flowing or running together; blending into one:
confluent rivers; confluent ideas.
2. confluent
characterized by confluent efflorescences:
confluent smallpox.
3. (n.) confluent
a confluent stream.
4. confluent
a tributary stream.
Etymology: (1425–75; (< MF) < L confluent-, s. of confluēns, prp. of confluere to flow together)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent
a branch that flows into the main stream
2. (adj) confluent, merging(a)
flowing together
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) confluent
flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another
2. (adj) confluent
blended into one; growing together, so as to obliterate all distinction
3. (adj) confluent
running together or uniting, as pimples or pustules
4. (adj) confluent
characterized by having the pustules, etc., run together or unite, so as to cover the surface; as, confluent smallpox
5. (noun) confluent
a small steam which flows into a large one
6. (noun) confluent
the place of meeting of steams, currents, etc
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