con|flu|ent

con|flu|ent
con|flu|ent «KON flu uhnt», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. flowing or running together; blending into one: »

confluent rivers.

2. Medicine. a) tending to join or run together: »

confluent eruptions of the skin.

b) characterized by such eruptions.
–n.
1. a stream which unites and flows with another of nearly equal size.
2. a smaller stream flowing into a larger one.
[< Latin cōnfluēns, -entis; see etym. under confluence (Cf.confluence)]
con´flu|ent|ly, adverb.

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  • con´flu|ent|ly — con|flu|ent «KON flu uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. flowing or running together; blending into one: »confluent rivers. 2. Medicine. a) tending to join or run together: »confluent eruptions of the skin. b) characterized by such eruptions. –n. 1 …   Useful english dictionary

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  • 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

  • confluent — con·flu·ent …   English syllables

  • confluent — con•flu•ent [[t]ˈkɒn flu ənt[/t]] adj. 1) geo flowing or running together; blending into one: confluent rivers; confluent ideas[/ex] 2) pat characterized by confluent efflorescences: confluent smallpox[/ex] 3) geo a confluent stream 4) geo a… …   From formal English to slang

  • confluent — con|flu|ent Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • confluent — 1. Joining; running together; denoting certain skin lesions which become merged, forming a patch; denoting a disease characterized by lesions which are not discrete, or distinct one from the other. 2. Denoting a bone formed by the blending… …   Medical dictionary

  • Confluent — Con flu*ent, a. [L. confluens, entis, p. pr. of confluere, fluxum; con + fluere to flow. See {Fluent}.] 1. Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another; flowing together to form a single stream. Syn: merging(prenominal).… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Confluent — Con flu*ent, n. 1. A small steam which flows into a large one. [1913 Webster] 2. The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

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