Divergent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Divergent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Divergent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
divergent adj diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion" tending to move apart in different directions Synonym(s): divergent, diverging Antonym(s): convergent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Divergent \Diver"gent\, a. [Cf. F. divergent. See {Diverge}.] 1. Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given direction; -- opposed to {convergent}. 2. (Optics) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent* lens. 3. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a divergent statement. {Divergent series}. (Math.) See {Diverging series}, under {Diverging}.