converging
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the act of converging (coming closer)Synonyms: convergenceconvergency
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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]
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]