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DIVERGENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to move apart in different directions
Synonyms:
divergent; diverging
Classified under:
Similar:
branching (resembling the branches of a tree)
radiating (diverging from a common point)
Also:
oblique (slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled)
Antonym:
convergent (tending to come together from different directions)
Derivation:
diverge (move or draw apart)
diverge (extend in a different direction)
divergence; divergency (the act of moving away in different direction from a common point)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Diverging from another or from a standard
Example:
a divergent opinion
Classified under:
Similar:
different (unlike in nature or quality or form or degree)
Derivation:
diverge (be at variance with; be out of line with)
divergence (a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions)
divergency (the act of moving away in different direction from a common point)
