Adjective: confluent kón-floo-unt- Flowing together
"The confluent rivers formed a larger waterway";
- merging
Noun: confluent kón-floo-unt- A branch that flows into the main stream
"The tributary became a confluent of the larger river";
- feeder, tributary, affluent
Derived forms: confluents
See also: convergent
Type of: branch
Encyclopedia: Confluent, Inc