noun The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
The confluence of the rivers produced a great rush of water.
noun The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.
We encountered an abandoned boat at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.
noun The stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams; a combined flood.
noun A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.
The confluence of our skills resulted in a successful home renovation project.
noun The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other.
noun A property describing which terms can be rewritten with other, equivalent terms.