convergent (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *convergent*:
ADJECTIVE	all	convergent	tending to come together from different directions

convergent > pronunciation
Sounds	kahnver'jhahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *convergent*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	tending to come together from different directions.
Narrower	confluent, merging	Flowing together
Narrower	focused, focussed	(of light rays) converging on a point
See also	oblique	slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
Opposite	divergent, diverging	tending to move apart in different directions
Spanish	convergente
Catalan	convergent
Nouns	convergence, convergency	the act of converging (coming closer)
Nouns	convergence	the occurrence of two or more things coming together
Verbs	converge	come together so as to form a single product
	converge	move or draw together at a certain location
	converge	be adjacent or come together

HyperDic: convergent