Definition of Confluence
Confluence
con·flu·ence
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
the place in which two smaller rivers join into a larger river;
e.g. Pittsburgh is in the confluence of two rivers, Allegheny and Monongahela, that flow into the Ohio River.
(noun)
a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point;
e.g. The convention was a confluence of gamers and nerds alike who reveled in their hobby.
(noun)
the degree of substrate coverage that is exhibited by proliferating, adherent cells cultured in a laboratory vessel (such as a petri dish or flask);
e.g. She found a confluence while examining the new bacteria cultures.
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