confluent

confluent
confluent (adj.) late 15c., from M.Fr. confluent or directly from L. confluentem (nom. confluens), prp. of confluere "to flow together" (see CONFLUENCE (Cf. confluence)). The noun meaning "a stream which flows into another" is from 1850.

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  • confluent — [ kɔ̃flyɑ̃ ] n. m. • déb. XVIe; lat. confluens, entis ♦ Endroit où deux cours d eau se joignent. ⇒ jonction, 1. rencontre. Pointe de terre au confluent de deux cours d eau. ⇒ bec. Coblence est au confluent de la Moselle et du Rhin. ● confluent… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • confluent — CONFLUÉNT, Ă, confluenţi, te, adj., s.m. (Curs de apă) care se uneşte cu un alt curs de apă, formând un râu mai mare. [pr.: flu ent] – Din fr. confluent, lat. confluens, ntis. Trimis de Joseph, 23.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  confluént adj. m., s …   Dicționar Român

  • confluent — confluent, ente 1. (kon flu an, an t ) adj. Terme de médecine. Petite vérole confluente, celle où les boutons sont si rapprochés qu ils se touchent et se confondent, par opposition à variole discrète.    Terme de botanique. Parties confluentes,… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 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).… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confluent — Confluent. s. m. La jonction de deux rivieres. Cette ville est bastie au confluent des deux rivieres …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • confluent — [kän′flo͞oənt] adj. [ME & L confluens: see CONFLUENCE] 1. flowing or running together so as to form one [confluent streams] 2. Med. running together so as to form a merged mass, as sores, pimples, etc. n. a stream uniting with another; loosely, a …   English World dictionary

  • Confluent — Con flu*ent, n. 1. A small steam which flows into a large one. [1913 Webster] 2. The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc. [Obs.] Holland. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • confluent — index coadunate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • confluent — /kon flooh euhnt/, 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. n. 3. one of …   Universalium

  • confluent — con•flu•ent [[t]ˈkɒn flu ənt[/t]] adj. 1) geo flowing or running together; blending into one: confluent rivers; confluent ideas[/ex] 2) pat characterized by confluent efflorescences: confluent smallpox[/ex] 3) geo a confluent stream 4) geo a… …   From formal English to slang

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