confluence

[ kon-floo-uhns ]

/ ˈkɒn flu əns /

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noun

a flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like: the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.

their place of junction: St. Louis is at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.

a body of water formed by the flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like.

a coming together of people or things; concourse.

a crowd or throng; assemblage.

SYNONYMS FOR confluence

4 union, joining, meeting.

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Also con·flux

[kon-fluhks]. /ˈkɒn flʌks/.

Origin of confluence

1375–1425; late Middle English (<Middle French ) <Late Latin confluentia;see confluent, -ence

Words nearby confluence

conflicted, conflicting, confliction, conflict of interest, conflict of laws, confluence, confluence of sinuses, confluent, confluent and reticulate papillomatosis, confocal, confocal microscope

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How to use confluence in a sentence

They are a part of a pattern of growing fire risk, emerging from a confluence of factors exacerbated by humans, spanning from ignitions to urban planning to forest management to climate change.
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While that strange confluence of events may have surprised many, it didn’t surprise Lyric Jain, a 24-year-old, Cambridge-educated engineer who lives in the United Kingdom.
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Still, thanks to a confluence of events — from a battering of the broader retail industry to the runaway growth of Amazon specifically — both big and small fulfillment centers are beginning to spring up and fast.
That Whole Foods is an Amazon warehouse; get used to it|Connie Loizos|September 4, 2020|TechCrunch
Then overnight, the confluence of two potent forces shrank what looked like a long timetable.
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For the publishing industry, this confluence of disruption has had a massive impact of on advertising revenue.
Digiday Research: 74% of publishers have seen ad CPMs drop|Shareen Pathak|June 15, 2020|Digiday
Near the confluence of these two rivers a tiny bridge spans the gap connecting the Korengal with the Pech.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It may have been a confluence of factors, but going bald eagle became not so much a choice as an expectation.
Waxing: Damned if You Do and Damned if You Don’t: How Pubic Hair Became Political|Emily Shire|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A confluence of events so seemingly magical made for a mostly charmed film shoot.
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At the same time, in a happy confluence of technology and history, Bush had an app on his iPad that he could use to draw pictures.
George W. Bush Emerges From the Shadows to Open Presidential Library|Eleanor Clift|April 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Is that a fair reading, or do you see more confluence between you and Reihan/Ross than I'm suggesting?
Election Night Open Thread|David Frum, Justin Green|November 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Washington attacked a French encampment at the confluence of the Alleghany and Monongahela.
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At the confluence of these two rivers there was the finest assemblage of Savages that I have yet seen.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Small craw-fish387 go up as far as the mountains,388 and the larger as far as the confluence of the Indus and the Acesines.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
Erdil is a tiny derelict Christian village situated in the Oramar valley a little above its confluence with the Zab.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
Between these rivers, and nestling inside of their very confluence, reposes Harper's Ferry.
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British Dictionary definitions for confluence

confluence

conflux (ˈkɒnflʌks)

/ (ˈkɒnflʊəns) /

noun

a merging or flowing together, esp of rivers

a gathering together, esp of people

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Medical definitions for confluence

confluence

[ kŏn′flōō-əns ]

n.

A flowing or meeting together; a joining.

Scientific definitions for confluence

confluence

[ kŏn′flōō-əns ]

A flowing together of two or more streams or two or more glaciers.

The point of juncture of such streams or glaciers.

The combined stream or glacier formed by this juncture.

confluence

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British Dictionary definitions for confluence

conflux (ˈkɒnflʌks)

noun

Medical definitions for confluence

n.

Scientific definitions for confluence