Confluent Meaning
/ˈkɑn.flu.ənt/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjConverging, merging or flowing together into one.
adjConverging, especially as viewed on a weather chart.
Sentence Examples
The rivers met at a confluent point.
Confluent streams formed a large river.
The two rivers meet to form a single confluent stream.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The two rivers became ____ at the valley, merging into one powerful stream.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient developed a rash characterized by large, ____ red patches spreading across her back.
Word Origin & History
From Latin cōnfluēns, present participle of cōnfluō.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Yonder the river roll’d, whose bed,
Their labyrinthine lingerings o’er,
Received the confluent rills."
— 1801, Robert Southey, “(please specify the page)”, in Thalaba the Destroyer, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] [F]or T[homas] N[orton] Longman and O[wen] Rees, […], by Biggs and Cottle, […], →OCLC:
"A confluent smallpox had in all directions flowed over his face, and left it like the complicated ribbed bed of a torrent, when the rushing waters have been dried up."
— 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “chapter 19”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The two rivers became ____ at the valley, merging into one powerful stream.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The patient developed a rash characterized by large, ____ red patches spreading across her back.