confluence

(kŏn'flū-əns)
n.

1. 1. A flowing together of two or more streams.
   2. The point of juncture of such streams.
   3. The combined stream formed by this juncture.
2. A gathering, flowing, or meeting together at one juncture or point: "A confluence of negative events conspired to bring down bond prices" (Michael Gonzalez).

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noun

1. A converging at a common center: concentration, conflux, convergence. See edge/center.
2. The act or fact of coming together: concourse, convergence, gathering, junction, meeting. See connect.

IN BRIEF: The place where a stream flows into a river or a river flows into an ocean.

The best place to fish for salmon is at the confluence.

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(in cell culture) the state reached when one or more cells or groups of cells, grown in culture on (so-called) solid medium, have multiplied to cover the surface of the medium completely but without overlying each other.
—confluent adj.

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A running together; a meeting of streams.

• c. of sinuses — the dilated point of confluence of the superior sagittal, straight, occipital and two transverse sinuses of the dura mater.

See words rhyming with "confluence."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - sammenstimlen, sammenløb, folkemængde

Nederlands (Dutch)
samenvloeiing, samenkomst, menigte

Français (French)
n. - confluence, confluent (de rivières)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zusammenfluß

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (γεωγρ.) συμβολή (ποταμών κ.λπ.), κοσμοσυρροή

Italiano (Italian)
confluenza, convergenza, concorso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - confluência (f)

Русский (Russian)
слияние

Español (Spanish)
n. - confluencia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sammanflöde, tillopp, folksamling

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
合流, 集合, 合流点

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 合流, 集合, 合流點

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 합류, 군중

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 合流, 合流点, 人の流れ, 集合

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ملتقى (أنهار)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צומת נהרות, זרימה ביחד‬

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