Definition of Confluences. Meaning of Confluences. Synonyms of Confluences

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Definition of Confluences

Confluence
Confluence Con"flu*ence, n. [L. confluentia.] 1. The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting. New York stood at the confluence of two rivers. --Bancroft. 2. Any running together of separate streams or currents; the act of meeting and crowding in a place; hence, a crowd; a concourse; an assemblage. You see this confluence, this great flood of vistors. --Shak. The confluence . . . of all true joys. --Boyle.

Meaning of Confluences from wikipedia

- downstream end. Confluences are studied in a variety of sciences. Hydrology studies the characteristic flow patterns of confluences and how they give...
- biology, confluence refers to the percentage of the surface of a culture dish that is covered by adherent cells. For example, 50 percent confluence means...
- Confluence is a web-based corporate wiki developed by Australian software company Atl****ian. Atl****ian wrote Confluence in the Java programming language...
- related to Musée des Confluences at Wikimedia Commons Official site of the museum Musée des Confluences on Mapolis Musée des Confluence, on the site of Lyon...
- confluence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. Confluence may also refer to: Confluence (abstract...
- The confluence of sinuses (Latin: confluens sinuum), torcular Herophili, or torcula is the connecting point of the superior sagittal sinus, straight sinus...
- Confluence Outdoor (formerly known as Confluence Watersports) is an American manufacturer of kayaks, canoes, and related accessories. The company comprises...
- Confluence (Confluence Technologies) is a software firm that provides back-office automation systems to the investment management industry. The company...
- points are designated primary because confluences crowd together near the poles. Both primary and secondary confluences may be visited and recorded. In addition...
- Confluence is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The...