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convergence

noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /kənˈvɜːd͡ʒəns/
  • UK: /kɒnˈvɜːd͡ʒəns/
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  • Canada, General-American: /kənˈvɝd͡ʒəns/
  • Australian: /kənˈvɜːd͡ʒəns/
  • New-Zealand: /kənˈvøːd͡ʒəns/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒəns
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N V ER1 JH AH0 N S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of moving toward union or uniformity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A meeting place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • We built a homestead at the convergence of two rivers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The intersection of three electron beams for red, green and blue onto a single pixel in a CRT.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The process or property of approaching some limiting value; typically of an infinite series.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The coordinated focusing of the eyes, especially at short range.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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6

noun

Meaning 6

The evolution of similar structures or traits in unrelated species in similar environments; convergent evolution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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7

noun

Meaning 7

The hypothesis that poorer economies' per capita incomes tend to grow faster than richer economies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: economics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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8

noun

Meaning 8

The merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

A zone where two prevailing wind flows meet and interact, resulting in distinctive weather conditions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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10

noun

Meaning 10

the act of converging (coming closer)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: converging, convergency

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: joining, connection, connexion

Narrower terms: merging, meeting, coming together

11

noun

Meaning 11

a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • there was no overlap between their proposals

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: overlap, intersection

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: representation, mental representation, internal representation

Narrower terms: crossroads, interface

12

noun

Meaning 12

the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: convergency

Antonyms: divergence

Broader terms: series

13

noun

Meaning 13

the occurrence of two or more things coming together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event

Narrower terms: meeting, encounter

History

Etymology

From converge + -ence (after Latin convergentia).

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: konvergjencë — the act of converging
  • Bulgarian: среща (srešta) — the act of converging
  • Bulgarian: събиране (sǎbirane) — the act of converging
  • Catalan: convergència — the act of converging
  • Czech: konvergence — the act of converging
  • Czech: sbližování — the act of converging
  • Czech: přibližování — the act of converging
  • Esperanto: konverĝo — the act of converging
  • Finnish: läheneminen — the act of converging
  • Finnish: konvergenssi — the act of converging
  • German: Konvergenz — the act of converging
  • Greek: σύγκλιση (sýgklisi) — the act of converging
  • Indonesian: konvergensi — the act of converging
  • Indonesian: pemusatan — the act of converging
  • Irish: coinbhéirseacht — the act of converging
  • Italian: convergenza — the act of converging
  • Malay: penumpuan — the act of converging
  • Māori: pūtahitanga — the act of converging
  • Māori: ūngututanga — the act of converging
  • Norwegian: sammenfall — the act of converging
  • Polish: konwergencja — the act of converging
  • Portuguese: convergência — the act of converging
  • Romanian: convergență — the act of converging
  • Russian: конвергенция (konvergencija) — the act of converging
  • Russian: схождение (sxoždenije) — the act of converging
  • Russian: сближение (sbliženije) — the act of converging
  • Spanish: convergencia — the act of converging
  • Swedish: konvergens — the act of converging
  • Finnish: kohtaamispaikka — a meeting place
  • Portuguese: convergência — a meeting place
  • Finnish: konvergenssi — the intersection of three electron beams
  • Irish: inréimneacht — the intersection of three electron beams
  • Asturian: converxencia — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Bulgarian: сходимост (shodimost) — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Catalan: convergència — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Chinese Mandarin: 收斂 /收敛 (shōuliǎn) — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Czech: konvergence — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Finnish: suppeneminen — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • French: convergence — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Galician: converxencia — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • German: Konvergenz — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Icelandic: samleitni — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Irish: coinbhéirseacht — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Italian: convergenza — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Japanese: 収束 (shūsoku) — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Kazakh: жинақталу (jinaqtalu) — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Norwegian Bokmål: konvergens — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: konvergens — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Polish: zbieżność — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Portuguese: convergência — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Romanian: convergență — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Russian: сходимость (sxodimostʹ) — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Spanish: convergencia — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Swedish: konvergens — the process of approaching some limiting value
  • Irish: coinbhéirseacht — economic concept
  • Polish: konwergencja — economic concept
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