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confluent - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'confluent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Confluent [ a.]
- Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another.
- Blended into one; growing together, so as to obliterate all distinction.
- Running together or uniting, as pimples or pustules.
- Characterized by having the pustules, etc., run together or unite, so as to cover the surface; as, confluent smallpox.
2 . Confluent [ n.]
- A small steam which flows into a large one.
- The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc.