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Definition of Confluent
1. Adjective. Flowing together.
2. Noun. A branch that flows into the main stream.
Generic synonyms: Branch
Derivative terms: Feed
Antonyms: Distributary
Definition of Confluent
1. a. Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another.
2. n. A small steam which flows into a large one.
Definition of Confluent
1. Adjective. (meteorology) (Of wind) which converges, especially when viewed on a weather chart ¹
2. Adjective. (biology) Describing cells in a culture that merge to form a mass ¹
3. Adjective. (geometry) (Of a triangle) which is exactly the same size as another triangle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Confluent
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Confluent
1. 1. Joining; running together; denoting certain skin lesions which become merged, forming a patch; denoting a disease characterised by lesions which are not discrete, or distinct one from the other. 2. Denoting a bone formed by the blending together of two originally distinct bones. Origin: L. Con-fluo, to flow together (05 Mar 2000)
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