confluence

kɔ̃flyɑ̃s

Definition

Definition of confluence - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

figurélieu où se rassemblent ou se rejoignent plusieurs éléments

Cette ville est une confluence de cultures différentes.

point de convergence

rassemblement

géographieendroit où un cours d'eau rejoint un autre cours d'eau

La confluence de la Seine et de la Marne se trouve à Charenton.

affluent

jonction

sciences

TECH.

point de convergence ou de rencontre dans un domaine scientifique

TECH.

La confluence des masses d'air crée une zone de basse pression.

intersection

point de rencontre

biologie

TECH.

degré de contact entre cellules cultivées sur une surface

TECH.

Les cellules atteignent 80% de confluence après trois jours de culture.

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endroit où un cours d'eau rejoint un autre cours d'eau

Origin of confluence

latin, con- (avec) + fluere (couler)

Examples of confluence in a sentence

Internet est devenu une confluence d’idées et d’opinions.
La confluence du Rhône et de la Saône attire de nombreux touristes.
Nous avons pique-niqué près de la confluence des deux rivières.
La confluence des disciplines favorise l’innovation scientifique.
On observe une confluence de données dans cette étude.
La confluence des cellules doit être vérifiée avant l'expérience.

Une forte confluence peut influencer la croissance cellulaire.

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English:meeting point, confluence, ...
German:Zusammenfluss, Mündung, ...
Italian:confluenza, punto di incontro, ...
Spanish:confluencia, punto de unión de ríos, ...
Portuguese:confluência, ...
Chinese:汇聚点, 汇流处, ...
Japanese:融合点, 合流点, ...
Arabic:ملتقى, ملتقى الأنهار, ...
Hebrew:מִפְגָּשׁ, מִפְגַּשׁ נְחָלִים, ...
Russian:слияние, место слияния рек, ...
Ukrainian:конфлюенція, збіг, ...
Catalan:confluència, grau de confluència, ...
Danish:mødested, konfluens, ...
Dutch:convergentie, riviermond, ...
Greek:συμβολή, συνάντηση ποταμών, ...
Hungarian:különböző elemek találkozási pontja, összefolyás, ...
Khmer:ចំណុចប្រសព្វ, សង្គមទន្លេ, ...
Korean:융합점, 합류지점, ...
Polish:zbieżność, miejsce zbiegu rzek, ...
Portuguese (BR):confluência, ...
Romanian:confluență, grad de acoperire, ...
Swedish:mötesplats, sammanflöde, ...
Thai:จุดบรรจบ, จุดบรรจบของแม่น้ำ, ...
Turkish:kesişme noktası, ırmak birleşimi, ...
Vietnamese:nơi giao thoa, ngã ba sông, ...

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Definition of confluence - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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Origin of confluence

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