- confluence con·flu·ence n
- ['kɒnflʊəns]
frm1) (of rivers) confluenza2) (of interests, ideas) convergenza3) (crowd) folla
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confluence con·flu·ence n
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con|flu|ence — «KON flu uhns», noun. 1. a flowing together: »The confluence of those two streams forms a large river. 2. the place where two or more rivers, streams, or the like, come together: »They pitched camp at the confluence of the two streams. Morainic… … Useful english dictionary
con·flu·ence — /ˈkɑːnˌfluːwəns/ noun [singular] 1 technical : a place where two rivers or streams join to become one the Mississippi River s confluence with the Missouri River 2 somewhat formal : a situation in which two things come together or happen at the… … Useful english dictionary
Confluence — Con flu*ence, n. [L. confluentia.] 1. The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting. [1913 Webster] New York stood at the confluence of two rivers. Bancroft. [1913 Webster] 2. Any running… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
confluence of sinuses — con·flu·ence of sinuses kän .flü ən(t)s , kən flü n the junction of several of the sinuses of the dura mater in the internal occipital region called also confluence of the sinuses, torcular Herophili * * * confluens sinuum … Medical dictionary
confluence — con•flu•ence [[t]ˈkɒn flu əns[/t]] n. 1) geo a flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, etc 2) geo their place of junction 3) geo a body of water formed by confluence 4) a coming together of people or things; concourse 5) a crowd or… … From formal English to slang
confluence — con|flu|ence [ˈkɔnfluəns US ˈka:n ] n [singular] [Date: 1500 1600; : Late Latin; Origin: confluentia, from Latin confluere to flow together , from com ( COM ) + fluere to flow ] 1.) technical the place where two or more rivers flow together 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
confluence — con|flu|ence [ kanfluəns ] noun singular FORMAL 1. ) a place where two rivers join 2. ) a situation in which two or more things come together … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
confluence — con·flu·ence … English syllables
confluence — A flowing together; a joining of two or more streams. SYN: confluens [TA]. [L. confluens] c. of sinuses [TA] a meeting place, at the internal occipital protuberance, of the superior sagittal, straight, occipital, drained by the two transverse… … Medical dictionary
