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 technology. For example, you can now watch on your television video you stream or play from your computer.

 

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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