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vergency

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)dʒənsi

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noun

Meaning 1

The act of verging or approaching; tendency, inclination towards something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Examples

  • 1721 Nathan Bailey, An Universal Etymological English Dictionary, E. Bell, London. "VERGENCY [of vergere, L.] a bending or declining away, from or to, inclining."

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noun

Meaning 2

The reciprocal of the focal distance of a lens, used as a measure of the divergence or convergence of a pencil of rays.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

verge + -ency, cf. New Latin vergentia (16th century), French vergence (18th century) and later English vergence (20th century).