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Convergence: Convergence occurs when two previously independent entities become one. In Digital Television, convergence refers to the integration, blending or merging or television and computer technolog . . . View Full Definition

Administrative Convergence: USDA in 1998 was developing a plan to consolidate the administrative functions (e.g., accounting, budgeting, procurement, personnel) of its field service agencies at the state level under on . . . View Full Definition

Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ): An area where the Northern and Southern Hemispheric trade winds converge, usually located between 10 degrees North and South of the equator. It is a broad area of low pressure where both the . . . View Full Definition

Morphological Convergence: The evolution of basically dissimilar structures to serve a common function. For example: the wings of birds and insects.

Field Service Agency: Generally refers to any one of the following USDA agencies that administer programs and provide services to farmers and other rural residents through an extensive network of state and local . . . View Full Definition

Tercet, Terzet: a rhyming triplet, found in sequences such as: aaa bbb (for example, Thomas Hardy's 'The Convergence of the Twain'), aba cdc (where b and d are unrhyming), abc abc (repeated), aba bcb (inter . . . View Full Definition

Triple Junction: A point that is common to three plates and which must also be the meeting place of three boundary features, such as divergence zones, convergence zones, or transform faults.

Linear Perspective: A method of drawing or painting that converts the three dimensions of reality into two dimensions. Originally developed during the European Renaissance, it formed the foundation for how lens . . . View Full Definition

Supercontinent: A large landmass that forms from the convergence of multiple continents.

Alexandrine: A metrical line of six feet or twelve syllables (in english), originally from french heroic verse. Randle cotgrave in his 1611 french-english dictionary explains: 'alexandrin. A verse of 12, . . . View Full Definition