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单词 confluence
释义

confluence

[ kon-floo-uhns ]
/ ˈkɒn flu əns /
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noun

a flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like: the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
their place of junction: St. Louis is at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
a body of water formed by the flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like.
a coming together of people or things; concourse.
a crowd or throng; assemblage.
Also con·flux [kon-fluhks]. /ˈkɒn flʌks/.

Origin of confluence

1375–1425; late Middle English (<Middle French ) <Late Latin confluentia;see confluent, -ence

SYNONYMS FOR confluence

4 union, joining, meeting.
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Words nearby confluence

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British Dictionary definitions for confluence

confluence

conflux (ˈkɒnflʌks)

/ (ˈkɒnflʊəns) /

noun

a merging or flowing together, esp of rivers
a gathering together, esp of people
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for confluence

confluence
[ kŏnflōō-əns ]

n.

A flowing or meeting together; a joining.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for confluence

confluence
[ kŏnflōō-əns ]

A flowing together of two or more streams or two or more glaciers.
The point of juncture of such streams or glaciers.
The combined stream or glacier formed by this juncture.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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