convergent

adjective

con·​ver·​gent kən-ˈvər-jənt 

1

: tending to move toward one point or to approach each other : converging

convergent lines

a tropical cyclone characterized by convergent airflow

2

: exhibiting convergence in form, function, or development

… likenesses reflecting shared habits, such as the convergent aquatic adaptations of whales and fish.

—Harriet Ritvo

see also convergent evolution

3

a

of an improper integral : having a value that is a real number

b

: characterized by having the nth term or the sum of the first n terms approach a finite limit

a convergent sequence

a convergent series

Examples of convergent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This area, which falls along the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench or Kuril Trench, is known as a convergent boundary. —USA Today, 30 July 2025

This type of fault, called a convergent or thrust fault, can churn up the most powerful earthquakes on the planet, known as megathrust earthquakes. —Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025

The United States can build pathways to that conversation by defining which elements of market liberalism are essential, and then gauging objectively whether China is convergent or divergent from them. —Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2018

To overcome various issues such as AI hallucinations and the like, AGI figures out computationally that a convergent cognitive optimization seems to avert such maladies. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

see converge

First Known Use

1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing convergent

• convergent evolution

Rhymes for convergent

• detergent
• divergent
• emergent
• insurgent
• resurgent
• serjeant
• urgent

Kids Definition

convergent

adjective

con·​ver·​gent kən-ˈvər-jənt 

: tending to converge