adj
Meaning 1
Converging, merging or flowing together into one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
confluent
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈkɑn.flu.ənt/
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CMU ARPABET: K AA0 N F L UW1 AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Converging, especially as viewed on a weather chart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
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adj
Meaning 3
Describing cells in a culture that merge to form a mass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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adj
Meaning 4
Exactly the same size as another triangle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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adj
Meaning 5
Given a binary operation →_β on a set A, and its reflexive, transitive closure ↠_β , then, for all a1, a2, and a3 in A, if a1 →_β a2 and a1 →_β a3, then there must exist an a4 in A such that a2 ↠_β a4 and a3 ↠_β a4.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 6
A stream uniting and flowing with another; a confluent stream.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 7
flowing together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: merging(a)
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noun
Meaning 8
a branch that flows into the main stream
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: feeder, tributary, affluent
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Broader terms: branch
History
Etymology
From Latin cōnfluēns, present participle of cōnfluō.
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