confluence

• Nom désignant l'action ou le lieu où deux ou plusieurs éléments, tels que des rivières, des idées ou des événements, se rejoignent ou se fondent.

A noun referring to the act or place where two or more things, such as rivers, ideas, or events, come together or merge.

1. Meeting of riversB2formal

   The point where two or more rivers or streams flow together.

   Confluence (rencontre de cours d'eau)

   • The confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers is a popular tourist spot.
   • They built a settlement at the confluence of two major waterways.
   • The confluence created a powerful current.

   Synonymesconfluxconvergencejoiningjunctionmeetingmerging

2. Combination of factorsC1formal

   A coming together of people, ideas, or things; a combination or merging.

   Conjonction de facteurs

   • The project was a confluence of talent and hard work.
   • A confluence of events led to the economic crisis.
   • The conference was a confluence of experts from various fields.

   Synonymesamalgamationblendcoalescencecombinationconjunctionconvergencemergermergingsynthesisunion

   Antonymesdisuniondivergencedivisionseparationsplit