Dictionary
con•flu•ent
Pronunciation: (kon'flOO-unt), [key]—
adj.
1. flowing or running together; blending into one:
confluent rivers; confluent ideas.
2. Pathol.
a. running together:
confluent efflorescences.
b. characterized by confluent efflorescences:
confluent smallpox.
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n.
1. one of two or more confluent streams.
2. a tributary stream.
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