ˈkänˌflüən(t)s noun
( -s )
Etymology: Late Latin confluentia act of flowing together, from Latin confluent-, confluens, present participle of confluere + -ia -y
1.
a. : a coming or flocking together, meeting, or gathering at one place : concourse
you see this confluence , this great flood of visitors — Shakespeare
b. : large assemblage : crowd
2.
a. : the flowing together of two or more streams
an island formed by the confluence of two rivers
b. : the place of meeting of two streams
Koblenz stands at the confluence of the Rhine and the Moselle
c. : the stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams : a combined flood
3. : concrescence 2