con·flu·ence /ˈkɑnˌfluən(t)s, kənˈ/
合流,合流點,集合,人群
Con·flu·ence n.
1. The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting.
New York stood at the confluence of two rivers. --Bancroft.
2. Any running together of separate streams or currents; the act of meeting and crowding in a place; hence, a crowd; a concourse; an assemblage.
You see this confluence, this great flood of vistors. --Shak.
The confluence . . . of all true joys. --Boyle.
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confluence
n 1: a place where things merge or flow together (especially
rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the
Allegheny and Monongahela rivers" [syn: meeting]
2: a flowing together [syn: conflux, merging]
3: a coming together of people [syn: concourse]