confluence : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: confluence	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for confluence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
confluence n a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers" Synonym(s): confluence, meeting a flowing together Synonym(s): confluence, conflux, merging a coming together of people Synonym(s): concourse, confluence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Confluence \Con"fluence\, n. [L. confluentia.] 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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Confluence, KY Zip code(s): 41730 Confluence, PA (borough, FIPS 15680) Location: 39.80948 N, 79.35434 W Population (1990): 873 (413 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)