confluence

1. The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.

   The confluence of the rivers produced a great rush of water.

   a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

2. The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.

   The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.

   We encountered an abandoned boat at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.

   Zusammenfluss

   слия́ниеslijánije

3. The stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams; a combined flood.

4. A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.

   The confluence of our skills resulted in a successful home renovation project.

   The political turmoil was the result of a confluence of factors, and the corollary of years of misrule, as evidenced by a low home ownership rate incommensurate with the economic growth.

   стече́ниеstečénije, комбинацияkombinacija

5. The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other.

6. A property describing which terms can be rewritten with other, equivalent terms.

1. There are many confluences in this section of the river.

   deIn diesem Abschnitt des Flusses gibt es viele Einmündungen.

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2. Koblenz lies on the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers.

   deKoblenz liegt am Zusammenfluss von Rhein und Mosel.

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3. The Danube begins at the confluence of the Brigach and the Breg rivers.

   deDie Brigach und die Breg bringen die Donau zuweg.

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