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converging

converging

5.6
Things coming together at the same point
  • noun
  • /kənˈvɜrʤɪŋ/
translation icon : convergencia
  • It's really data and and converging evidence now.

Examples

  • Two Converging Movements

    Academic text (1992)
  • Do you think I'm stupid enough to believe there's a group of mercenary's converging outside.

  • That is called converging, and it requires the activation of the doing system.

    Blog text (19)
  • So there are a lot of converging lines of evidence that this spike didn't just happen for no reason.

  • Schwartzenberg, meanwhile, planned to close the net on Napoleon with six converging attacks.

  • Schwartzenberg, meanwhile, planned to close the net on Napoleon with six converging attacks.

  • Sir, there's a definite... general converging of incidents... toward the vicinity of Muc Wa, sir.

  • "Head-Transplanting" and "Mind-Uploading": two fundamentally different topics or one (converging) inspiration within the Zeitgeist?

    Academic text (2017)
  • The converging of various ideas during the meeting led to a more innovative solution.

  • This year's festival showcased the converging of different musical genres from around the world.

Synonyms

closing
vsconverging
62 2.8

A movement that makes one thing nearer to another

is about items meeting together at a shared point rather than just nearing
approach
vsconverging
24 3.0

The coming nearer of a time, for example a deadline

describes physical or spatial meeting at a point rather than temporal nearness
convergence
vsconverging
21 6.5

Different ideas, methods, or technologies coming together and becoming more similar

focuses on moving closer to meet at a single point
approaching
vsconverging
11 2.7

The coming closer in time or space

refers specifically to coming together at one common point
convergency
vsconverging
  • Specialized
7.8

A process where things from different directions come closer together

emphasizes the general process of moving closer to a meeting point
proximation
vsconverging
8.8

Bringing buildings or people closer together

is about movement toward joining at one specific point

Antonyms

5.4

Moving apart and becoming different from each other

Compounds

converging lens
  • Specialized
5.0

A lens that brings light rays to a single point

How Close

merging
1 3.0
converging
5.6
approaching
11 2.7

Surface Forms

converging singular
convergings plural

Morphology

converging = converge (transparent) = converge + ing

The present-participle/gerund '‑ing' is a regular, productive formation from the verb 'converge', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Converging comes from Latin parts con- meaning 'together' and vergere meaning 'to turn'. Imagine two roads that 'turn' toward the same point and meet, and that is why converging means 'coming together'.