convergence
/kənˈvɝd͡ʒəns/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.46 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The intersection of three electron beams for red, green and blue onto a single pixel in a CRT.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The process or property of approaching some limiting value; typically of an infinite series.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The evolution of similar structures or traits in unrelated species in similar environments; convergent evolution.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The hypothesis that poorer economies' per capita incomes tend to grow faster than richer economies.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "In that sense there has been, and there will be, a steady convergence of the West and the East, including China. Every factory built in some isolated Chinese town reduces the time, the cultural, the economic, and the social gap between, let us say, Chikurting and Chicago. But the question is, does it reduce the political difference?"
- "We built a homestead at the convergence of two rivers"
Etymology
From converge + -ence (after Latin convergentia).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈvɝd͡ʒəns/
- British English: /kənˈvɜːd͡ʒəns/