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convergency

/kənˈvɜɹd͡ʒɛnsiː/

convergency is the alternative form of convergence.

Meaning of convergence

Noun

convergence (countable and uncountable, plural convergences)

  1. The act of moving toward union or uniformity.
    • In that sense there has been, and there will be, a steady convergence of the West and the East, including China. Every factory built in some isolated Chinese town reduces the time, the cultural, the economic, and the social gap between, let us say, Chikurting and Chicago. But the question is, does...1963, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Samuel P. Huntington, “Conclusion”, in Political Power: USA/USSR, New York: The Viking Press, →OCLC, Political Science, page 420
  2. A meeting place.
    • We built a homestead at the convergence of two rivers
  3. The intersection of three electron beams for red, green and blue onto a single pixel in a CRT.
  4. The process or property of approaching some limiting value; typically of an infinite series.
  5. The coordinated focusing of the eyes, especially at short range.
  6. The evolution of similar structures or traits in unrelated species in similar environments; convergent evolution.

See all 9 meanings of convergence

Forms of convergency

pluralconvergencies

Words that rhyme with convergency

Questions about convergency

What is convergency the alternative form of?
Convergency is the alternative form of convergence.
How do you pronounce convergency?
Convergency is pronounced /kənˈvɜɹd͡ʒɛnsiː/.

Words near convergency in the dictionary

  1. convergence
  2. convergence box
  3. convergence boxes
  4. convergences
  5. convergencies
  6. convergency
  7. convergent
  8. convergent evolution
  9. convergent extension
  10. convergent extensions
  11. convergent sequence

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