Definition of divergent Divergent
/dajvɚˈʤʌnt/ - [dayverjunt] - di•ver•gent
We found 9 definitions of divergent from 5 different sources.
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What does divergent mean?
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| divergent - tending to move apart in different directions | ||
| diverging | ||
| convergent tending to come together from different directions | ||
| oblique slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base" | ||
| branching resembling the branches of a tree | ||
| divergent - diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion" | ||
| different differing from all others; not ordinary; "advertising that strives continually to be different"; "this new music is certainly different but I don't really like it" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- divergent (a.)
Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given direction; -- opposed to convergent. - divergent (a.)
Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens. - divergent (a.)
Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a divergent statement.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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divergent
Moving in different directions.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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divergent
A stream flowing laterally out of a river, contradistinguished from convergent.
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