noun Download 🔗Share The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river. Examples : "We encountered an abandoned boat at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers." geography environment nature place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of combining which occurs at the place where rivers and the lake meet. Examples : "The confluence of the rivers produced a great rush of water." geography environment place nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things. Examples : "The confluence of our skills resulted in a successful home renovation project." system process organization group event situation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other Examples : "After 24 hours, the confluence of the skin cells in the petri dish was approximately 70%, meaning they had covered most of the available surface area by adhering to each other. " biology medicine organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In rewriting systems, property describing which terms can be rewritten with other, equivalent terms. Examples : "The confluence of different math formulas allows students to solve the same problem using various methods. " computing technical logic system language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
