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con·flu·ent

(kŏn′flo͞o-ənt)

adj.

1. Flowing together; blended into one.

2. Merging or running together so as to form a mass, as sores in a rash.

1. One of two or more confluent streams.

2. A tributary.

[Middle English, from Latin cōnfluēns, cōnfluent-, present participle of cōnfluere, to flow together : com-, com- + fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]

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confluent

(ˈkɒnflʊənt)

adj

(Physical Geography) flowing together or merging

(Physical Geography) a stream that flows into another, usually of approximately equal size

[C17: from Latin confluēns, from confluere to flow together, from fluere to flow]

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con•flu•ent

(ˈkɒn flu ənt)

adj.

1. flowing or running together; blending into one: confluent rivers; confluent ideas.

2. characterized by confluent efflorescences: confluent smallpox.

3. a confluent stream.

4. a tributary stream.

[1425–75; (< Middle French) < Latin confluent-, s. of confluēns, present participle of confluere to flow together]

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Noun	1.	confluent - a branch that flows into the main stream tributary, affluent, feeder branch - a stream or river connected to a larger one
Adj.	1.	confluent - flowing together merging convergent - tending to come together from different directions

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