confluent

²confluent

noun

Definition of CONFLUENT

: a confluent stream; broadly : tributary

Examples of CONFLUENT

1. <several confluents slowly winding their way to the main river>

First Known Use of CONFLUENT

1849

Related to CONFLUENT

Synonyms: affluent, bayou, branch, tributary, feeder, influent

Antonyms: distributary, effluent

Related Words: backwater; brook, brooklet, creek, rill, rivulet, run [chiefly Midland], streamlet; fountainhead, head, headstream, headwater, source

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Rhymes with CONFLUENT

affluent, congruent, effluent, influent