confluent

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adjective

con·flu·ent ˈkän-ˌflü-ənt How to pronounce confluent (audio)

kən-ˈflü-

: marked by or exhibiting confluence: such as

: flowing or coming together

confluent streams/rivers

You can hear the sound from the beach at a distance, before you see the people. It is that most extraordinary noise, half-shout, half-song, made by confluent, simultaneously raised human voices, explaining things to each other.

Lewis Thomas

He fought the swaying, jiggling motion, which was mixed with the warm confluent smells of rubber floor mat and petroleum combustion …

John Updike

b medical

(1)

of lesions or skin eruptions : having run or grown together and so no longer discrete

The lesions begin as 1 to 3 mm macules that gradually become confluent assuming a reticulated lacelike pattern.

Pearl E. Grimes

(2)

: characterized by lesions or skin eruptions that have run or grown together

On physical examination, patient A developed confluent urticaria that initially appeared on the thorax …

Thomas B. Casale et al.

cell biology, of a cell culture : covering the culture substrate completely or nearly completely

As the epithelial cell cultures become more confluent, they take on a cobblestone like appearance as the cells pack together.

Yvonne A. Reid

When a confluent culture of 3T3 cells is wounded, new growth occurs at the wound margins.

Graham A. Dunn et al.

confluent

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noun

: a confluent stream

broadly : tributary

Example Sentences

Noun several confluents slowly winding their way to the main river

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Those journeys were confluent with growing upheaval at home; the civil rights movement, racial conflict, and growing protests against the Vietnam War had thrust the country into a fractious moment.

BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2021 Turrell studied perceptual psychology as well as art, which for him seems confluent.

BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2021 The graphics were visual testament to the passage of Black Americans through the trauma of displacement and bondage into the massive and confluent upheavals of the modern world.

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2021

Noun

Scholars have proposed different culprits, including malignant confluent smallpox whose symptoms include not only the headache, spots, and sores but also the yellowing of the skin.

National Geographic, 19 Nov. 2020

confluent

noun

as in tributary

a stream that flows into a larger body of water several confluents slowly winding their way to the main river

Synonyms & Similar Words

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tributary
influent
affluent
bayou
feeder
branch
headwater
backwater
rivulet
brook
streamlet
rill
creek
brooklet
source
fountainhead
headstream
run
head

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

effluent
distributary

单词	confluent
释义	confluent 1 of 2 adjective con·flu·ent ˈkän-ˌflü-ənt kən-ˈflü- : marked by or exhibiting confluence: such as a : flowing or coming together confluent streams/rivers You can hear the sound from the beach at a distance, before you see the people. It is that most extraordinary noise, half-shout, half-song, made by confluent, simultaneously raised human voices, explaining things to each other. Lewis Thomas He fought the swaying, jiggling motion, which was mixed with the warm confluent smells of rubber floor mat and petroleum combustion … John Updike b medical (1) of lesions or skin eruptions : having run or grown together and so no longer discrete The lesions begin as 1 to 3 mm macules that gradually become confluent assuming a reticulated lacelike pattern. Pearl E. Grimes (2) : characterized by lesions or skin eruptions that have run or grown together On physical examination, patient A developed confluent urticaria that initially appeared on the thorax … Thomas B. Casale et al. c cell biology, of a cell culture : covering the culture substrate completely or nearly completely As the epithelial cell cultures become more confluent, they take on a cobblestone like appearance as the cells pack together. Yvonne A. Reid When a confluent culture of 3T3 cells is wounded, new growth occurs at the wound margins. Graham A. Dunn et al. confluent 2 of 2 noun : a confluent stream broadly : tributary Synonyms Noun affluent bayou branch feeder influent tributary See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun several confluents slowly winding their way to the main river Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Those journeys were confluent with growing upheaval at home; the civil rights movement, racial conflict, and growing protests against the Vietnam War had thrust the country into a fractious moment. BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2021 Turrell studied perceptual psychology as well as art, which for him seems confluent. BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2021 The graphics were visual testament to the passage of Black Americans through the trauma of displacement and bondage into the massive and confluent upheavals of the modern world. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2021 Noun Scholars have proposed different culprits, including malignant confluent smallpox whose symptoms include not only the headache, spots, and sores but also the yellowing of the skin. National Geographic, 19 Nov. 2020 Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English, from Latin confluent-, confluens, present participle of confluere to flow together, from com- + fluere to flow — more at fluid First Known Use Adjective circa 1525, in the meaning defined above Noun 1849, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition confluent adjective con·flu·ent ˈkän-ˌflü-ənt, kən-ˈ 1 : flowing or coming together also : run together confluent pustules 2 : characterized by confluent lesions confluent smallpox compare discrete confluent noun as in tributary a stream that flows into a larger body of water several confluents slowly winding their way to the main river Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance tributary influent affluent bayou feeder branch headwater backwater rivulet brook streamlet rill creek brooklet source fountainhead headstream run head Antonyms & Near Antonyms effluent distributary
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confluent

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