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vergence

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(physiology) The simultaneous turning of both eyes when focusing. [1902]

(optics) A measure of convergence or divergence of rays. [c. 1920]
1921, The Optician and Scientific Instrument Maker, volume 62, page 1:

1947 Benjamin King Johnson, Optics and Optical Instruments: An Introduction with Special Reference to Practical Applications, Courier Corporation (1960 [1947]), p. 152.

(geology) The direction of the overturned component of an asymmetric fold.

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