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vergence

Noun CEFR B2
ˈvɜː(ɹ)dʒəns

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Françaisvergence
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Latinavergentia

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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