D defs.my
Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Confluent

/kän-flo͞o'-ənt/ · Con·flu·ent · IPA /ˈkɑn.flu.ənt/
01 a. Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another; flowing together to form a single stream.
  1. 1.
    Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another; flowing together to form a single stream.
    “These confluent steams make some great river's head.” — Blackmore.
  2. 2.
    Blended into one; growing together, so as to obliterate all distinction.(Bot.)
  3. 3.
    Running together or uniting, as pimples or pustules.(Med.)
02 n. A small steam which flows into a large one.
  1. 1.
    A small steam which flows into a large one.
  2. 2.
    The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc.[Obs.]