Confluence

[Lat. confluent i a, from confluo, conflu ens-con, and fluo, to flow. The meeting or junction, or place of junction, of two or more streams or rivers; as, "the confluence of Tigris and Euphrates." - The act of crowding to a place. "You see this confluence, this great flood of visitors." - Shaks. - A concourse; a multitude crowded into one place. "This will draw a confluence of people from all parts." - Temple. -Collection; concurrence; union. "The confluence, perfection, and perpetuity of all true joys." Boyle. Con'fluent, a. [Fr., from Lat. confluens .] Flowing together; meeting in their course, as two streams; running together and spreading. ( Bot .) Running into one another, or growing together. ( Med .) Applied to eruptive diseases in which the pímples or pustules are not detached, but are so numerous as to form confluent patches, or even to cover the whole surface of the body; hence the term confluent small - pox. IMG:content-0310.png:[blocks in formation] Conform'ably, adv. With or in conformity; suitably; agreeably. (Geol.) When after the deposit of mineral matter the ma of deposits has consolidated itself, and a umed the definite features that distinguish it from other rocks, it frequently undergoes a change of position before another deposit is thrown down upon it. If the new deposit is parallel to the old one, it is said to be conform ably upon it; if it is not parallel, it is described as un conformable. These terms are in common use among geologists in reference to all stratified formations. The same terms are used whether the want of conformability is caused by elevation, or by denudation of the lower bed. Conform'ance, n . Act of conforming; conformity. (R.) Confor'mate, a. [It. conform a to .] That has the same form; conformable.