vergence

[ vur-juh ns ]
/ ˈvɜr dʒəns /

noun Ophthalmology.

the turning motion of the eyeballs toward or away from each other. Compare convergence(def 4), divergence(def 3).

Origin of vergence

First recorded in 1900–05; verge2 + -ence

Words nearby vergence

British Dictionary definitions for vergence

vergence
/ (ˈvɜːdʒəns) /

noun

the inward or outward turning movement of the eyes in convergence or divergence

Word Origin for vergence

C19: from verge ² + -ence

Medical definitions for vergence

vergence
[ vûrjəns ]

n.

A disjunctive movement of the eyes in which the fixation axes are not parallel.