convergent

[ kuhn-vur-juhnt ]

/ kənˈvɜr dʒənt /

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adjective

characterized by convergence; tending to come together; merging.

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Origin of convergent

First recorded in 1720–30, convergent is from the Late Latin word convergent- (stem of convergēns, present participle of convergere). See converge, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM convergent

con·ver·gent·ly, adverbnon·con·ver·gent, adjectiveun·con·ver·gent, adjective

Words nearby convergent

conventual, Conventual Mass, converge, convergence, convergence zone, convergent, convergent boundary, convergent evolution, convergent plate boundary, convergent thinking, converging lens

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How to use convergent in a sentence

Some evolutionary biologists say we should take some comfort from the fact we are starting to see the same mutations pop up repeatedly, a phenomenon called convergent evolution.
Why England’s sudden lifting of covid restrictions is a massive gamble|Charlotte Jee|July 18, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The needs of the nation are not necessarily convergent with the needs of the deadline satirist.
Electing a Punch Line|Christopher Buckley|October 20, 2008|DAILY BEAST
They did not know how tired I was, how exhausted mentally and morally, nor how cruel their convergent attack on me chanced to be.
The New Machiavelli|Herbert George Wells
Prothorax two-thirds wider than long, sides parallel in basal half, convergent anteriorly.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology, March 1917|Various

It is important to notice that Donders' theory makes convergent squint appear as almost a necessary consequence of hypermetropia.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
For near objects the myopic eye is used without accommodation and therefore also without convergent strabismus of the right.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger
It may, therefore, be useful for our purpose to cite a few cases of periodic convergent strabismus with emmetropia.
Schweigger on Squint|C. Schweigger

British Dictionary definitions for convergent

convergent

/ (kənˈvɜːdʒənt) /

adjective

(of two or more lines, paths, etc) moving towards or meeting at some common point

(of forces, ideas, etc) tending towards the same result; merging

maths (of an infinite series) having a finite limit

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convergent

Origin of convergent

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