Synonyms for convergence
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1. convergencenoun

   Synonyms:
   convergency

   Antonyms:
   divergency, divergence

2. convergencenoun

   The act of moving toward union or uniformity.

   The convergence or divergence of the rays falling on the pupil. Berkeley.

   Synonyms:
   convergency

   Antonyms:
   divergence, divergency

3. convergencenoun

   A meeting place.

   We built a homestead at the convergence of two rivers

   Synonyms:
   convergency

   Antonyms:
   divergency, divergence

4. convergencenoun

   The intersection of three electron beams for red, green and blue onto a single pixel in a CRT.

   Synonyms:
   convergency

   Antonyms:
   divergence, divergency

5. convergencenoun

   The process of approaching some limiting value.

   Synonyms:
   convergency

   Antonyms:
   divergency, divergence

6. convergencenoun

   The coordinated focusing of the eyes, especially at short range.

   Synonyms:
   convergency

   Antonyms:
   divergence, divergency

7. convergencenoun

   The evolution of similar structures or traits in unrelated species in similar environments; convergent evolution.

   Synonyms:
   convergency

   Antonyms:
   divergence, divergency

8. convergencenoun

   The merging of distinct technologies, industries, or devices into a unified whole.

   Synonyms:
   convergency

   Antonyms:
   divergence, divergency

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. convergencenoun

   the occurrence of two or more things coming together

   Synonyms:
   overlap, converging, intersection, convergency

   Antonyms:
   divergency, divergence

2. convergence, convergencynoun

   the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit

   Synonyms:
   overlap, converging, intersection, convergency

   Antonyms:
   divergence, divergency

3. overlap, convergence, intersectionnoun

   a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena

   "there was no overlap between their proposals"

   Synonyms:
   crossing, intersection point, intersection, overlap, lap, carrefour, crossroad, converging, crossway, convergency, product, point of intersection

   Antonyms:
   divergence, divergency

4. convergence, converging, convergencynoun

   the act of converging (coming closer)

   Synonyms:
   overlap, converging, intersection, convergency

   Antonyms:
   divergency, divergence

Matched Categories

1. • Happening
   • Joining
   • Representation
   • Series

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1. transmedia

   according to henry jenkins, convergence is flow of content across multiple media industries and migratory behavior of media audience who will go almost anywhere in search of kinds of entertainment experience they want.

   for example, the use of twitter fandom by television series. for viewer loyalty, television series uses twitter to interact with fans, make them feel like they are part of the television series. in some instance, you have to watch your series live because you will not be aware of what people are twitting about

   Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. convergencenoun

   Synonyms:
   tendency to one point

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1. List of paraphrases for "convergence":

   rapprochement, converge, converging, toe, convergencia, focal, approximation, convergent, converged, confluence, cohesion

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How to use convergence in a sentence?

1. Espen Johansen:

   But if I put on my paranoia hat, this could have been catastrophic, if you are a big intelligence agency somewhere in the world and you want to harvest as much information as possible, you of course go for the convergence points, it's a given fact.

2. Aloo Denish:

   Behe's concept of Irreducible Complexity sparks curiosity among scientists, caught between Darwinian theory and the possibility of Intelligent Design. Regardless of whether Irreducible Complexity will gain full scientific legitimacy, will be deemed a creationist theory, or will become a point of convergence between Science and Faith, it is interestingly an additional fuel to the scientific quest. - Aloo Denish

3. Angela Gittens:

   In previous years there was a marked divergence in growth between airports located in emerging markets and those in advanced economies. That is, the mature markets of North America and Europe experienced modest growth levels whereas the major emerging economies such as BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) posted significant gains year after year, however, Europe and North America have rebounded in 2014, which resulted in a form of convergence in growth rates across the regions.

4. Adrien Giraud:

   Although the Commission will probably reiterate that there is no magic number and that every case needs to be assessed on its own merits, this will undoubtedly chill consolidation efforts in the telecoms industry and in particular every planned so-called four-to-three case, convergence therefore seems to be the only way forward for consolidation.

5. Attorney General Luis Inacio Adams:

   Negotiation of the agreement is under way and we made considerable progress today, we agreed on the actions that have to be carried out. There was convergence between the companies and federal and state governments on what has to be done.