HyperDic: convergent

English > 1 sense of the word convergent:
ADJECTIVEallconvergenttending to come together from different directions
convergent > pronunciation
Soundskahnver'jhahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > convergent: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningtending to come together from different directions.
Narrowerconfluent, mergingFlowing together
focused, focussed(of light rays) converging on a point
See alsoobliqueslanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
Oppositedivergent, divergingtending to move apart in different directions
Spanishconvergente
Catalanconvergent
Nounsconvergence, convergencythe act of converging (coming closer)
convergencethe occurrence of two or more things coming together
Verbsconvergecome together so as to form a single product
convergemove or draw together at a certain location
convergebe adjacent or come together

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