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Meaning of vergence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈvɜː(ɹ)dʒəns/

Definitions

  1. The simultaneous turning of both eyes when focusing.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A measure of convergence or divergence of rays.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The direction of the overturned component of an asymmetric fold.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Français vergence

Examples

“a special vertex trial case computed for an object vergence of 4.00.”
“1947 Benjamin King Johnson, Optics and Optical Instruments: An Introduction with Special Reference to Practical Applications, Courier Corporation (1960 [1947]), p. 152. "Ample movement between the source and condenser should be available in order to allow for a variation in the vergence of the light leaving the condenser"”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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