confluence — [ kɔ̃flyɑ̃s ] n. f. • mil. XVe; lat. confluentia, de confluere → confluer ♦ Fait de confluer. Confluence de deux fleuves. ⇒ confluent. Par anal. La confluence de deux corps d armée. ⇒ 1. rencontre. Fig. La confluence des courants de pensée. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Confluence — Con flu*ence, n. [L. confluentia.] 1. The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting. [1913 Webster] New York stood at the confluence of two rivers. Bancroft. [1913 Webster] 2. Any running… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Confluence — Confluence, PA U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 834 Housing Units (2000): 404 Land area (2000): 1.596582 sq. miles (4.135129 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.052398 sq. miles (0.135709 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.648980 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Confluence, PA — U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 834 Housing Units (2000): 404 Land area (2000): 1.596582 sq. miles (4.135129 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.052398 sq. miles (0.135709 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.648980 sq. miles (4.270838 sq. km)… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
confluence — index assemblage, coalescence, coalition, company (assemblage), corpus, crossroad (intersection) … Law dictionary
confluence — early 15c., from L.L. confluentia, from L. confluentem (nom. confluens), prp. of confluere to flow together, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + fluere to flow (see FLUENT (Cf. fluent)) … Etymology dictionary
confluence — *junction, concourse … New Dictionary of Synonyms
confluence — [n] coming together assemblage, assembly, concourse, concurrence, concursion, conflux, convergence, crowd, gathering, host, junction, meeting, mob, multitude, union; concepts 109,114 … New thesaurus
confluence — ► NOUN 1) the junction of two rivers. 2) an act or process of merging. DERIVATIVES confluent adjective. ORIGIN from Latin confluere flow together … English terms dictionary
confluence — [kän′flo͞o əns] n. [OFr < LL confluentia < L confluens, prp. of confluere < com , together + fluere, to flow: see FLUCTUATE] 1. a flowing together, esp. of two or more streams 2. the place where they join, or a stream formed in this way… … English World dictionary
