| 释义 |
con·flu·ent
I. \(ˈ)kän|flüənt, kənˈf-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin confluent-, confluens, present participle of confluere to flow together, from com- + fluere to flow — more at fluent
1. : flowing together : meeting or coming together : combining to form one
< confluent streams >
< confluent glaciers >
< confluent veins >
— opposed to diffluent
2. medicine
a. : running or run together : united
< confluent pustules >
b. : characterized by confluent lesions
< confluent smallpox >
— compare discrete 1b
3. : coming together smoothly without a notch at the point of junction
< confluent dorsal fins of certain fishes >
II. noun
(-s)
: a confluent stream; broadly : affluent, tributary |