confluence
The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meetThe 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.
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» There are many confluences in this section of the river.
In diesem Abschnitt des Flusses gibt es viele Einmündungen. — Yorwba
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Examples
3 sentencesThere are many confluences in this section of the river.
deIn diesem Abschnitt des Flusses gibt es viele Einmündungen. — Yorwba
Koblenz lies on the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers.
deKoblenz liegt am Zusammenfluss von Rhein und Mosel. — raggione
The Danube begins at the confluence of the Brigach and the Breg rivers.
deDie Brigach und die Breg bringen die Donau zuweg. — Esperantostern
Meaning
6 sensesThe 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
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
The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
The stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams; a combined flood.
More meanings 3
The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
The confluence of the rivers produced a great rush of water.
The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other.
A property describing which terms can be rewritten with other, equivalent terms.
- a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
- a flowing together
- a coming together of people
Origin
From late Middle English confluence, from Late Latin cōnfluentia (“a flowing together, conFrom late Middle English confluence, from Late Latin cōnfluentia (“a flowing together, conflux”), from cōnfluēns (present participle of cōnfluō (“to flow or run together”)) + -ia (nominal suffix).
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