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
flu — af·flu·ence; af·flu·ent·ly; cath·o·do·flu·o·res·cence; cir·cum·flu·ent; con·flu·ence; de·flu·vi·um; di·chlo·ro·di·flu·o·ro·methane; dif·flu·ence; dif·flu·ent; dif·flu·gia; ef·flu·ence; ef·flu·vi·um; flu; flu·ate; flu·a·vil; flu·el·lin;… … English syllables
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
ence — esu·ri·ence; ex·pe·ri·ence·able; ex·pe·ri·ence·less; im·per·ence; in·dif·fer·ence; in·fer·ence; in·flu·ence·abil·i·ty; in·flu·ence·able; in·ger·ence; in·gre·di·ence; in·her·ence; in·sip·i·ence; in·tend·ence; in·ter·fer·ence; in·ter·flu·ence;… … English syllables
confluence — con·flu·ence … English syllables
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, 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
