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]