confluent

n. இணையாறு, ஆற்றுடன் கூடிக்கலக்கும் ஆறு, (பெ.) இணைந்து பாய்கிற, இணைந்துசென்று கலக்கிற, கூடி ஒன்றுபடுகிற.

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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. 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.

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