convergent
characterized by convergence; tending to come together; merging.
Origin of convergent
1Other words from convergent
- con·ver·gent·ly, adverb
- non·con·ver·gent, adjective
- un·con·ver·gent, adjective
Words Nearby convergent
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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 ReviewThe needs of the nation are not necessarily convergent with the needs of the deadline satirist.
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 WellsProthorax two-thirds wider than long, sides parallel in basal half, convergent anteriorly.
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. SchweiggerIt 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
/ (kənˈvɜːdʒənt) /
(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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