English Dictionary

confluence

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkɒn.flu.əns/

名詞

書き換えシステム

The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.

日本語の意味

2つ以上の川や小川が合流して1つになる地点、またはその合流部分

Hikers gathered at the confluence to watch the sunrise as the two rivers merged.

ハイカーたちは二つの川が合流する地点に集まり、水が一つになる様子を眺めながら日の出を見た。

意味（1）

The place where two rivers, streams, or other continuously flowing bodies of water meet and become one, especially where a tributary joins a river.

We encountered an abandoned boat at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.

意味（2）

The stream or body formed by the junction of two or more streams; a combined flood.

意味（3）

A convergence or combination of forces, people, or things.

The confluence of our skills resulted in a successful home renovation project.

意味（4）

(biology) The proportion of cells, in a culture medium, that adhere to each other.

意味（5）

(computer science, in rewriting systems) A property describing which terms can be rewritten with other, equivalent terms.

confluences （ plural ）