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conflux

conflux

1 9.0
A place where rivers, ideas, or cultures come together
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒnflʌks/
translation icon : confluencia
  • At the rivers' conflux, the St. Croix widens, deepens, and slows.

Examples

  • This conflux of commerce, consumption, and Christmas has provoked its share of critics and prophets for more than a century.

    Academic text (1992)
  • According to our information, the ribbon is a conflux of temporal.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • According to our information, the ribbon is a conflux of temporal energy which travels through this galaxy every 39.1 years.

  • So for now, the only big drain on my time is Conflux, but that's different—it's with Donna, and I love her and love spending time with her, so that's as much fun as it is work.

    Blog text (8)
  • This conflux of commerce, consumption, and Christmas has provoked its share of critics and prophets for more than a century.

  • The conflux of different cultures in the city creates a vibrant atmosphere full of diversity.

Synonyms

mix
vsconflux
276 1.0

A group of different things or people that are together

is about natural flowing together rather than intentional stirring or blending
confluence
vsconflux
14 7.0

A meeting where people, ideas, or things come together

is more about flowing together generally rather than one meeting point
merging
vsconflux
3.7

Coming together to form one thing, like rivers or ideas

is about coming together itself rather than the final complete union
combining
vsconflux
2.4

Joining two or more things to make one

focuses on flowing together rather than deliberate joining action
interfusion
vsconflux
7.5

Mixing different things together to make one whole

is about elements coming together rather than the thorough blending process
concrescence
vsconflux
  • Specialized
9.9

A growing together of separate parts into one whole

is a general coming together, not specifically growth or biological fusion
compenetration
vsconflux
  • Specialized
9.9

Deep joining of two or more things so they mix but keep their own form

is about coming together without deep mutual penetration or retained individuality

Antonyms

89 2.6

The process of moving apart or staying apart

2 6.7

A movement away from a common point, like rivers branching from a main channel

How Joined

merger
189 3.9
union
157 2.7
conflux
1 9.0
junction
61 3.0
meeting
93 1.0

Surface Forms

conflux singular
confluxes plural

Morphology

conflux = flux (semi-transparent) = con + flux

If a learner knows 'con-' as 'together' and 'flux' as 'flow', the basic sense 'flowing together' is inferable, but the word is rare and learned.

Etymology

Conflux comes from the parts con- meaning 'together' and flux meaning 'flow', the same root you see in fluid and flux. Think of two rivers meeting and moving as one, so conflux means a 'coming or flowing together' of rivers, ideas, or people.