Confluent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a branch that flows into the main stream

flowing together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚpɹˌɑːsɛs/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒnfluːənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒnfluːənt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚpɹˌɑːsɛs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tributary feeder affluent merging

Antonyms

distributary

Parts of Speech

noun	a branch that flows into the main stream
adjective	flowing together

Word Forms

feed	verb	feed into; supply
confluence	noun	a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

konfluent

ein Zweig, der in den Hauptstrom mündet

🇪🇸Spanish

confluente

un ramal que desemboca en la corriente principal

🇮🇹Italian

confluente

un ramo che sfocia nel ruscello principale

🇳🇱Dutch

samenvloeiend

een zijtak die uitmondt in de hoofdstroom

🇵🇹Portuguese

confluente

um ramo que flui para o fluxo principal

🇷🇺Russian

сливающийся

ветвь, впадающая в основной поток

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मिला हुआ

एक शाखा जो मुख्य धारा में बहती है

🇧🇩Bengali

সঙ্গম

একটি শাখা যা মূল স্রোতে প্রবাহিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சங்கமிக்கும்

பிரதான நீரோட்டத்தில் பாயும் ஒரு கிளை

🇮🇳Telugu

సంగమం

ప్రధాన ప్రవాహంలోకి ప్రవహించే శాఖ

🇮🇳Marathi

संगम

एक शाखा जी मुख्य प्रवाहात वाहते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંગમ

એક શાખા જે મુખ્ય પ્રવાહમાં વહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಗಮ

ಮುಖ್ಯ ಪ್ರವಾಹಕ್ಕೆ ಹರಿಯುವ ಶಾಖೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംഗമിക്കുന്ന

പ്രധാന സ്ട്രീമിലേക്ക് ഒഴുകുന്ന ഒരു ശാഖ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਗਮ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਖਾ ਜੋ ਮੁੱਖ ਧਾਰਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਗਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سنگم

ایک شاخ جو مرکزی ندی میں بہتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

汇合的

流入主流的支流

🇯🇵Japanese

合流した

本流に流れ込む支流

🇰🇷Korean

지류

본류로 흐르는 가지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hợp lưu

một nhánh chảy vào dòng chính

🇹🇭Thai

มาบรรจบกัน

เป็นกิ่งก้านที่ไหลเข้าสู่กระแสหลัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

anak sungai

cabang yang mengalir ke arus utama

🇵🇭Filipino

magkakasama

isang sangay na dumadaloy sa pangunahing batis

🇲🇾Malay

konfluen

cabang yang mengalir ke aliran utama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متموجة

فرع يتدفق إلى التيار الرئيسي

🇮🇷Persian

متقابل

شاخه ای که به نهر اصلی می ریزد

🇹🇷Turkish

birleşik

ana akıntıya akan bir dal

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתחבר

ענף שזורם לזרם המרכזי

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The primary meaning of 'confluent' is 'a branch that flows into the main stream'.

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'confluent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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