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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Confluent \Con"flu*ent\, a. [L. confluens, -entis, p. pr of confluere -fluxum; con- + fluere to flow. See {Fluent}.] 1. Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another. These confluent steams make some great river's head. --Blackmore. 2. (Bot.) Blended into one growing together, so as to obliterate all distinction. 3. (Med.) a Running together or uniting, as pimples or pustules. b Characterized by having the pustules, etc., run together or unite, so as to cover the surface; as confluent smallpox. --Dunglison. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Confluent \Con"flu*ent\, n. 1. A small steam which flows into a large one 2. The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc [Obs.] --Holland. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: confluent adj : flowing together [syn: {merging(a)}]
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