convergence
/kənˈvɜːdʒəns/kuhn-VUR-juhns
/kənˈvɝdʒəns/kuhn-VUR-juhns
Meaningthe act of converging
Common meaning: coming together
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- vergto bend, slopeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1974 · scan
- encenoun ending: doing, or the condition that results
‘with, together’ + ‘to bend, slope’ → convergence
Journey through time
- Latinvergō, vergere‘to bend, slope’
- Englishconverge‘to come together toward a point’
- Englishformed in English from convergeconvergence‘coming together’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from converge + -ence.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CONVERGE, p.133 · scan
Roots
- vergō, vergere Latin “to bend, slope”
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