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1. The junction, or flowing together, of 

 two or more streams. 



2. The point of junction between two 

 or more bodies of water ; thus, we speak 

 of a river at its confluence with the 

 sea. 



CO'NFLUENT. (confluent, Fr. confluente, 

 It.) Running into one another ; running 

 into one channel. 



CO'NFLUX. (confluxio, Lat.) A flowing 

 together by the union of two or more 

 currents or streams. 



CONFO'RMABLE. (conforme, Fr. conforms, 

 It.) A term used in geology to express 

 parallel strata lying upon each other ; 

 thus, when several horizontal strata are 

 deposited one upon another, they are 

 said to be in a conformable position, but 

 when horizontal are placed over vertical 

 strata, they are said to be uncomformable, 

 so far as regards the horizontal in relation 

 to the vertical strata. 



CONFO'RMABLY. In agreement with one 

 another. Horizontal strata placed on 

 parallel strata lie conformably ; when 

 placed on vertical strata, or strata having 

 an inclination, or dip, they rest uncom- 

 formably. 



CONFORMATION, (conformatio , Lat. con- 

 formation, Fr. conformazione, It.) The 

 form, shape, or structure of a body, as 

 regards the disposition of the various 

 parts, and their relation to each other. 



CONFO'RMITY. (conformite, Fr. confor- 

 mita, It.) Similitude ; resemblance. 



CONFRICA'TION. (from con and frico, 

 Lat.) The act of nibbing against ano- 

 ther body. 



CONGE'NER. (Lat.) A thing of the same 

 kind or nature ; species of the same 

 genus. 



CONGE'NEROUS. (congenereux, Fr.) Of 

 the same kind or nature. 



1. In anatomy, muscles which act to- 

 gether to produce the same movement are 

 called congenerous. 



2. In botany, plants of the same genera. 

 CONGE'NERACY. Similarity of origin. 

 CONGENE'RIC. Of the same nature or 



kind ; belonging to the same genus. 



CONGE'RIES. (Lat.) A collection of many 

 particles into one mass ; an aggregate, or 

 mass, of particles. 



CONGLACIA'TION. (from conglacio, Lat.) 

 The state of being converted into ice ; the 

 act of changing into ice. 



CONGLO'BATE. (conglobatus, Lat.) Ga- 

 thered together in a round ball ; conglo- 

 bate glands are such as are smooth in 

 their surface, and seem to be made up of 

 one continued surface. 



CONGLO'BATELY. In a spherical form or 

 shape. 



CONGLO'BULATE. To gather into a round 

 mass. 



ONGLO'MERATE. (conglomtratus, Lat.) 

 This in geology has the same meaning 

 as breccia, and pudding-stone. A mass 

 of fragments united by some cement. Geo- 

 logical writers have chosen to define the 

 term variously, and oppositely, to one ano- 

 ther ; thus Lyell states a conglomerate to 

 be "rounded water- worn fragments of 

 rock or pebbles, cemented together by 

 another mineral substance." Mantell 

 defines it " fragments cemented toge- 

 ther." Bakewell " large fragments of 

 stone, whether rounded or angular, and 

 imbedded in clay or sandstone." Ure 

 " a compound mineral mass, in which 

 angular fragments of rock are imbedded. 

 The Italian word breccia has the same 

 meaning." Mantell, in his " Wonders 

 of Geology," p. 417, has " the most 

 interesting beds of these conglomerates, 

 or breccias, in this country." 

 CONGLOMERATE GLAND. A gland com- 

 posed of several glomerate glands, whose 

 excretory ducts unite in one common 

 duct : the liver, kidneys, pancreas, &c. 

 are all conglomerate glands. 

 CONGLOMERATION. Accumulation into a 



ball, or mass. 



CONGLU'TINATE. (conglutino, Lat. con- 

 glutiner, Fr. conglutinare, It.) To glue 

 together ; to cement, or unite, by some 

 viscid or glutinous medium. 

 CONGLU'TINATED. Cemented ; glued ; 

 united by some glutinous matter. 

 CONGLUTINA'TION. (conglutination, Fr. 

 conglutinazione, It.) The act of gluing 

 together ; of healing by the first in- 

 tention. 



CONGLU'TINATIVE. Having the property 

 of uniting. 



Having 

 a round 

 base up- 

 wards ; rounded, and having a flat circle 

 for its base, and a point for its apex. 

 CO'NIC SECTIONS. Lines formed by any 

 plane cutting a cone. If a right cone with 

 a circular base be cut at right angles to 

 the base by a plane passing through the 

 apex, the section will be a triangle. If the 

 cone be cut through both sides by a plane 

 parallel to the base, the section will be a 

 circle. If the cone be cut slanting quite 

 through both sides, the section will be an 

 ellipse. If the cone be cut parallel to 

 one of the sloping sides, the section will 

 be a parabola. And if the plain cut only 

 one side of the cone, and be not parallel 

 to the other, the section will be a hy- 

 perbola. 



CO'NICALLY. In the form of a cone. 

 CO'NICALNESS. The state or quality of 



being conical. 



CONI'FER^E. (from conus and fero, Lat.) 

 An order of trees bearing cones or tops, 



