confluent

UK: /ˈkɒnflʊənt/ US: (kon′flo̅o̅ ənt)

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con•flu•ent  (kon′flo̅o̅ ənt), adj. 

1. Geography flowing or running together;
   blending into one:
   confluent rivers; confluent ideas.
2. Pathology
   • running together:
     confluent efflorescences.
   • characterized by confluent efflorescences:
     confluent smallpox.

n. 

3. Geography one of two or more confluent streams.
4. Geography a 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

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confluent / ˈkɒnflʊənt/ adjective

1. flowing together or merging

noun

1. 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