confluences

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plural of confluence
confluence
The act of combining which occurs at the place where rivers and the like meet

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

confluence
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.

confluence
the place where streams meet
confluence
{n} a flowing together, a multitude
confluence
point at which two rivers join
confluence
The place at which two streams flow together to form one larger stream
confluence
A pattern of wind flow in which air flows inward toward an axis oriented parallel to the general direction of flow It is the opposite of difluence Confluence is not the same as convergence Winds often accelerate as they enter a confluent zone, resulting in speed divergence which offsets the (apparent) converging effect of the confluent flow
confluence
{i} flowing together of two or more streams; coming together of people or things, assemblage
confluence
A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things
confluence
A 2-D process in which airstreams move toward each other at some angle
confluence
A place where two streams flow together to form one larger stream
confluence
Flowing together, becoming one
confluence
The point where two streams flow together
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A rate at which wind flow comes together along an axis oriented normal to the flow in question The opposite of diffluence
confluence
a flowing together
confluence
(1) The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; also, the place where these streams meet (2) The stream or body of water formed by the junction of two or more streams; a combined flood
confluence
The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting
confluence
The flowing together of two or more streams; the place where a tributary joins the main stream
confluence
Any running together of separate streams or currents; the act of meeting and crowding in a place; hence, a crowd; a concourse; an assemblage
confluence
To merge into one
confluence
The junction of two or more river reaches or branches (the opposite of a bifurcation)
confluence
a coming together of people
confluence
The confluence of two rivers is the place where they join and become one larger river. The 160-metre falls mark the dramatic confluence of the rivers Nera and Velino
confluence
Running together, flowing together or intermingling e g where a tributary joins a river
confluence
A pattern of air flow in which wind direction converges along an axis oriented parallel to the flow along the axis Considered a form of convergence The opposite of diffluence
confluence
The point where two or more rivers meet
confluence
The point at which two or more streams meet; the point where a tributary joins the main stream
confluence
\KON-floo-uhns\, noun: 1 The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting 2 Any running together of separate streams or currents; the act of meeting and crowding in a place; hence, a crowd; a coming together of people; a concourse; an assemblage
confluence
a flowing together a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
confluence
In CRiSP 1, a point where two upstream flows combine to create the flow downstream of the point
confluence
a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"
confluence
n the flowing together of two or more streams; the point of connection of two or more streams
confluence
The point where streams meet
confluences
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