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Converging vs Overlapping - What's the difference?

converging | overlapping |

As adjectives the difference between converging and overlapping

is that converging is approaching each other at a point; convergent while overlapping is pertaining to something that overlaps something else.

As verbs the difference between converging and overlapping

is that converging is present participle of lang=en while overlapping is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun overlapping is

the situation in which things overlap.

converging

English

Adjective

(-)
  • approaching each other at a point; convergent.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    *converging rays *converging series

    overlapping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to something that overlaps something else.
    • 1851' ''A long-skirted, cabalistically-cut coat of a faded walnut tinge enveloped him; the '''overlapping sleeves of which were rolled up on his wrists.'' — Herman Melville, Moby Dick.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The situation in which things overlap.