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adjective

Confluent adj.

Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another; flowing together to form a single stream.

Synonyms: merging(prenominal). "These confluent steams make some great river's head."

(Bot.) Blended into one; growing together, so as to obliterate all distinction.

(Med.)

(a)

Running together or uniting, as pimples or pustules.

(b)

Characterized by having the pustules, etc., run together or unite, so as to cover the surface; as, confluent smallpox.

noun

Confluent n.

A small steam which flows into a large one.

The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Confluent'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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