Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Confluent \Con"flu*ent\, n.
1. A small steam which flows into a large one.
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2. The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc. [Obs.]
--Holland.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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).
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These confluent steams make some great river's
head. --Blackmore.
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2. (Bot.) Blended into one; growing together, so as to
obliterate all distinction.
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3. (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. --Dunglison.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
confluent
adj 1: flowing together [syn: {confluent}, {merging(a)}]
n 1: a branch that flows into the main stream [syn: {feeder},
{tributary}, {confluent}, {affluent}] [ant: {distributary}]
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