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Webster 1913 Edition
Confluent
Con′flu-ent
,Adj.
1.
Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another; flowing together to form a single stream.
Syn. – merging(prenominal).
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
smallpoxDunglison.
Con′flu-ent
,Noun.
1.
A small steam which flows into a large one.
2.
The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc.
[Obs.]
Holland.
Webster 1828 Edition
Confluent
CONFLUENT
,Adj.
1.
Flowing together; meeting in their course, as two streams; as confluent streams.2.
In medical science, running together, and spreading over a large surface of the body; as the confluent small-pox.3.
In botany, united at the base; growing in tufts, as confluent leaves; running into each other, as confluent lobes.