definitions

vergence

[ vur-juh ns ]
/ ˈvɜr dʒəns /

noun Ophthalmology.

the turning motion of the eyeballs toward or away from each other.Compare convergence(def 4), divergence(def 3).

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Nearby words

verein, vereshchagin, verge, verge on, vergeboard, vergence, verger, vergil, vergilian, verglas, verhaeren

Origin of vergence

First recorded in 1900–05; verge2 + -ence
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British Dictionary definitions for vergence

vergence

/ (ˈvɜːdʒəns) /

noun

the inward or outward turning movement of the eyes in convergence or divergence

Word Origin for vergence

C19: from verge ² + -ence
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for vergence

vergence

n.

1902, from verge + -ence.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for vergence

vergence

[ vûr′jəns ]

n.

A disjunctive movement of the eyes in which the fixation axes are not parallel.
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