CONFLUENT
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Con"flu*ent (?), a. [L. confluens, -entis, p. pr. of confluere, -fluxum; con- + fluere to flow. See Fluent.] 1. Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another; flowing together to form a single stream.
Syn. -- merging(prenominal).
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These confluent steams make some great river's head.
Blackmore.
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2. (Bot.) Blended into one; growing together, so as to obliterate all distinction.
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3. (Med.) (a) Running together or uniting, as pimples or pustules. (b) Characterized by having the pustules, etc., run together or unite, so as to cover the surface; as, confluent smallpox. Dunglison.
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Con"flu*ent, n. 1. A small steam which flows into a large one.
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2. The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc. [Obs.] Holland.
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