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verging
(encz) | verging,hraničící adj: Zdeněk Brož |
verging
(encz) | verging,přecházející adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Verging
(gcide) | Verge \Verge\ (v[~e]rj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Verged
(v[~e]rjd); p. pr. & vb. n. Verging (v[~e]r"j[i^]ng).] [L.
vergere to bend, turn, incline; cf. Skr. v[.r]j to turn.]
1. To border upon; to tend; to incline; to come near; to
approach.
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2. To tend downward; to bend; to slope; as, a hill verges to
the north.
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Our soul, from original instinct, vergeth towards
him as its center. --Barrow.
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I find myself verging to that period of life which
is to be labor and sorrow. --Swift.
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converging
(encz) | converging,sbíhání n: Zdeněk Brožconverging,sbližování n: Zdeněk Brož |
converging lens
(encz) | converging lens,spojná čočka |
diverging
(encz) | diverging,rozbíhavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
diverging lens
(encz) | diverging lens, n: |
Converging
(gcide) | 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.
[1913 Webster]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 meniscus
(gcide) | Meniscus \Me*nis"cus\, n.; pl. L. Menisci (-s[imac]), E.
Meniscuses. [NL., from Gr. mhni`skos, dim. of mh`nh the
moon.]
1. A crescent.
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2. (Opt.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other.
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3. (Anat.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane;
esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some
parts of the vertebral column of birds.
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Converging meniscus, Diverging meniscus. See Lens.
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Converging rays
(gcide) | 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 series
(gcide) | 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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Diverging
(gcide) | Diverge \Di*verge"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Diverged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Diverging.] [L. di- = dis- + vergere to bend,
incline. See Verge.]
1. To extend from a common point in different directions; to
tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to
spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given
direction); -- opposed to converge; as, rays of light
diverge as they proceed from the sun.
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2. To differ from a typical form; to vary from a normal
condition; to dissent from a creed or position generally
held or taken.
[1913 Webster]Diverging \Di*ver"ging\, a.
Tending in different directions from a common center;
spreading apart; divergent.
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Diverging series (Math.), a series whose terms are larger
as the series is extended; a series the sum of whose terms
does not approach a finite limit when the series is
extended indefinitely; -- opposed to a {converging
series}.
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Diverging meniscus
(gcide) | Meniscus \Me*nis"cus\, n.; pl. L. Menisci (-s[imac]), E.
Meniscuses. [NL., from Gr. mhni`skos, dim. of mh`nh the
moon.]
1. A crescent.
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2. (Opt.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other.
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3. (Anat.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane;
esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some
parts of the vertebral column of birds.
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Converging meniscus, Diverging meniscus. See Lens.
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Diverging series
(gcide) | Diverging \Di*ver"ging\, a.
Tending in different directions from a common center;
spreading apart; divergent.
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Diverging series (Math.), a series whose terms are larger
as the series is extended; a series the sum of whose terms
does not approach a finite limit when the series is
extended indefinitely; -- opposed to a {converging
series}.
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Divergingly
(gcide) | Divergingly \Di*ver"ging*ly\, adv.
In a diverging manner.
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Verging
(gcide) | Verge \Verge\ (v[~e]rj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Verged
(v[~e]rjd); p. pr. & vb. n. Verging (v[~e]r"j[i^]ng).] [L.
vergere to bend, turn, incline; cf. Skr. v[.r]j to turn.]
1. To border upon; to tend; to incline; to come near; to
approach.
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2. To tend downward; to bend; to slope; as, a hill verges to
the north.
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Our soul, from original instinct, vergeth towards
him as its center. --Barrow.
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I find myself verging to that period of life which
is to be labor and sorrow. --Swift.
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converging
(wn) | converging
n 1: the act of converging (coming closer) [syn: convergence,
converging, convergency] |
converging lens
(wn) | converging lens
n 1: lens such that a beam of light passing through it is
brought to a point or focus [syn: converging lens,
convex lens] |
diverging
(wn) | diverging
adj 1: tending to move apart in different directions [syn:
divergent, diverging] [ant: convergent] |
diverging lens
(wn) | diverging lens
n 1: a lens such that a parallel beam of light passing through
it is caused to diverge or spread out [syn: {diverging
lens}, concave lens] |
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