Definition of vergence in English:

vergence

noun ˈvəːdʒ(ə)nsˈvərjəns

mass noun

1Physiology
The simultaneous movement of the pupils of the eyes towards or away from one another during focusing.
〔生理〕（眼的）转向
Example sentencesExamples
- In doing so, they perform saccadic movements, smooth pursuit movements, vergence movements, vestibular movements, and accommodation.
- Pure vergence movements, uncontaminated by saccades, occur when changing gaze between two targets, both lying straight ahead, but at different distances.
2Geology
The direction in which a fold is inclined or overturned.
〔地质〕构造转向
a zone of opposing fold vergence
一个相对的褶皱构造转向地带。
Example sentencesExamples
- No structures are present in the Mount King Beds that show vergence.
- Fold and cleavage vergence varies across the domain, from SE through neutral to NW, although a majority verge SE.
- Previously, there has been disagreement over the direction of obduction of the ophiolite and the vergence of structures.
- Major and minor folds with clear vergence relationships change their sense around the Rhoscolyn Anticline.
- A foreland fold-thrust belt with a southwestward vergence formed south of the Mazar-Kangxiwar fault.

Origin

1980s: common element of convergence and divergence.

Definition of vergence in US English:

vergence

nounˈvərjəns

1Physiology
The simultaneous movement of the pupils of the eyes toward or away from one another during focusing.
〔生理〕（眼的）转向
Example sentencesExamples
- In doing so, they perform saccadic movements, smooth pursuit movements, vergence movements, vestibular movements, and accommodation.
- Pure vergence movements, uncontaminated by saccades, occur when changing gaze between two targets, both lying straight ahead, but at different distances.
2Geology
The direction in which a fold is inclined or overturned.
〔地质〕构造转向
a zone of opposing fold vergence
一个相对的褶皱构造转向地带。
Example sentencesExamples
- A foreland fold-thrust belt with a southwestward vergence formed south of the Mazar-Kangxiwar fault.
- Major and minor folds with clear vergence relationships change their sense around the Rhoscolyn Anticline.
- No structures are present in the Mount King Beds that show vergence.
- Previously, there has been disagreement over the direction of obduction of the ophiolite and the vergence of structures.
- Fold and cleavage vergence varies across the domain, from SE through neutral to NW, although a majority verge SE.

Origin

1980s: common element of convergence and divergence.

词汇	vergence
释义	Definition of vergence in English: vergence noun ˈvəːdʒ(ə)nsˈvərjəns mass noun 1Physiology The simultaneous movement of the pupils of the eyes towards or away from one another during focusing. 〔生理〕（眼的）转向 Example sentencesExamples In doing so, they perform saccadic movements, smooth pursuit movements, vergence movements, vestibular movements, and accommodation. Pure vergence movements, uncontaminated by saccades, occur when changing gaze between two targets, both lying straight ahead, but at different distances. 2Geology The direction in which a fold is inclined or overturned. 〔地质〕构造转向 a zone of opposing fold vergence 一个相对的褶皱构造转向地带。 Example sentencesExamples No structures are present in the Mount King Beds that show vergence. Fold and cleavage vergence varies across the domain, from SE through neutral to NW, although a majority verge SE. Previously, there has been disagreement over the direction of obduction of the ophiolite and the vergence of structures. Major and minor folds with clear vergence relationships change their sense around the Rhoscolyn Anticline. A foreland fold-thrust belt with a southwestward vergence formed south of the Mazar-Kangxiwar fault. Origin 1980s: common element of convergence and divergence. Definition of vergence in US English: vergence nounˈvərjəns 1Physiology The simultaneous movement of the pupils of the eyes toward or away from one another during focusing. 〔生理〕（眼的）转向 Example sentencesExamples In doing so, they perform saccadic movements, smooth pursuit movements, vergence movements, vestibular movements, and accommodation. Pure vergence movements, uncontaminated by saccades, occur when changing gaze between two targets, both lying straight ahead, but at different distances. 2Geology The direction in which a fold is inclined or overturned. 〔地质〕构造转向 a zone of opposing fold vergence 一个相对的褶皱构造转向地带。 Example sentencesExamples A foreland fold-thrust belt with a southwestward vergence formed south of the Mazar-Kangxiwar fault. Major and minor folds with clear vergence relationships change their sense around the Rhoscolyn Anticline. No structures are present in the Mount King Beds that show vergence. Previously, there has been disagreement over the direction of obduction of the ophiolite and the vergence of structures. Fold and cleavage vergence varies across the domain, from SE through neutral to NW, although a majority verge SE. Origin 1980s: common element of convergence and divergence.
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