converging

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converging - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Converge \Con*verge"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Converged; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Converging.] [Pref. con- + L. vergere to turn,
     incline; cf. F. converger. See Verge, v. i.]
     To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer
     together; as, lines converge.
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           The mountains converge into a single ridge.
                                                    --Jefferson.
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  Converging \Con*ver"ging\, a.
     Tending to one point; approaching each other; convergent; as,
     converging lines. --Whewell.
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     Converging rays(Opt.), rays of light, which, proceeding
        from different points of an object, tend toward a single
        point.
  
     Converging series (Math.), a series in which if an
        indefinitely great number of terms be taken, their sum
        will become indefinitely near in value to a fixed
        quantity, which is called the sum of the series; --
        opposed to a diverging series.
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converging - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  converging
      n 1: the act of converging (coming closer) [syn: convergence,
           converging, convergency]