confluence

noun

intersection of integer degree standard meridian and parallel
meeting of two or more bodies of water
property of abstract rewriting systems

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.flu.əns/ / /ˈkɑnˌflu.əns/ / /kənˈflu.əns/

noun

Etymology: From late Middle English confluence, from Late Latin cōnfluentia (“a flowing together, conflux”), from cōnfluēns (present participle of cōnfluō (“to flow or run together”)) + -ia (nominal suffix).

The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
“The confluence of the rivers produced a great rush of water.”
The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
“We encountered an abandoned boat at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.”
“There has been much controversy especially as to the ownership of the large triangular delta at the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri Rivers, known as the Khabarovsk Delta, or Heihsiatzu [translating 黑瞎子 (Hēixiāzi)] Island in Chinese.”
The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.
“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.”
The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other.
A property describing which terms can be rewritten with other, equivalent terms.

verb

To join together into one stream.
“CHN 082 flows for approximately 304.8 meters (1,000 feet) before confluencing with the North Bald Eagle Creek.”
“I added a third manhole to my model so you can see how a junction might look. It just provides a nice way to confluence two streams into one pipe, which is an important job in a sewer system since a sewershed all has to flow to one place.”