confluence

Definitions

1. The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
2. The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.
3. The stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams; a combined flood.
4. A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.
5. The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other.
6. A property describing which terms can be rewritten with other, equivalent terms.

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Examples

“The confluence of the rivers produced a great rush⟳ of water.”

“We encountered an abandoned boat at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.”

“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.”

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