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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the act of converging (coming closer);
[syn: convergence, converging, convergency]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Converge \Con*verge"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Converged; p. pr. & vb. n. Converging.] [Pref. con- + L. vergere to turn, incline; cf. F. converger. See Verge, v. i.] To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer together; as, lines converge. [1913 Webster] The mountains converge into a single ridge. --Jefferson. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Converging \Con*ver"ging\, a. Tending to one point; approaching each other; convergent; as, converging lines. --Whewell. [1913 Webster] Converging rays(Opt.), rays of light, which, proceeding from different points of an object, tend toward a single point. Converging series (Math.), a series in which if an indefinitely great number of terms be taken, their sum will become indefinitely near in value to a fixed quantity, which is called the sum of the series; -- opposed to a diverging series. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

converging n 1: the act of converging (coming closer) [syn: convergence, converging, convergency]