Confluent

What do we mean by confluent?

Flowing together; blended into one. adjective

Merging or running together so as to form a mass, as sores in a rash. adjective

One of two or more confluent streams. noun

A tributary. noun

Flowing together; meeting in their course, as two streams.

In anatomy, having grown or become blended together, as two bones which were originally separate.

In botany and zoology, blended into one: us, confluent leaves.

In pathol: Running together: as, confluent pustules.

Characterized by confluent pustules: as, confluent smallpox.

Rich; affluent.

A tributary stream: as, the Mohawk is a confluent of the Hudson. noun

A joining or confluence, as of two streams. noun

Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another; flowing together to form a single stream. adjective

Blended into one; growing together, so as to obliterate all distinction. adjective

Running together or uniting, as pimples or pustules. adjective

Characterized by having the pustules, etc., run together or unite, so as to cover the surface. adjective

A small steam which flows into a large one. noun

The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc. noun

Converging, merging into continuous shape (of two or more objects). adjective

A stream uniting and flowing with another.

Words that are spelled similarly to confluent:
confluent, confluens, congruent, confident, confluence, influent, concludent, confitent, confluents.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word confluent:
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Words that rhyme with confluent:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe confluent:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective confluent:
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Words that sound like confluent:
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