What does vergence mean?
Vergence means (physiology) The simultaneous turning of both eyes when focusing..
Vergence
/ˈvɜː(ɹ)dʒəns/ · noun
Meaning
(physiology) The simultaneous turning of both eyes when focusing..
Definitions by Sense
- (physiology) The simultaneous turning of both eyes when focusing.
- (optics) A measure of convergence or divergence of rays.
- (geology) The direction of the overturned component of an asymmetric fold.
Example Sentences
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"
a special vertex trial case computed for an object vergence of 4.00.
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Word Forms
- vergences
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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"
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