vergence
French, noun/vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃s/
vergence is spelled V-E-R-G-E-N-C-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written French, the 152,479th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vergence is a French feminine noun meaning “the quality of being inclined or tending towards something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grandeur qui sert à caractériser les propriétés de focalisation d’un système optique”.
What does vergence mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfemininethe quality of being inclined or tending towards something
- 2
femininevergence, the simultaneous turning of both eyes when focusing.
- 3
femininevergence, a measure of convergence or divergence of rays.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grandeur qui sert à caractériser les propriétés de focalisation d’un système optique. 2. Sens de déversement ou de déjettement d'un pli. 3. Tendance des humeurs vers une partie du corps.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of vergence
- vergences plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vergence?
- /vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃s/
- \vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃s\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vergence in French?
vergence appears about once in every 22 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).