Diverging

di·verge  (d-vûrj, d-)

v. di·verged, di·verg·ing, di·verg·es

v.intr.

1. To go or extend in different directions from a common point; branch out.

2. To differ, as in opinion or manner.

3. To depart from a set course or norm; deviate. See Synonyms at swerve.

4. Mathematics To fail to approach a limit.

v.tr.

To cause (light rays, for example) to diverge; deflect.

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[Latin dvergere : Latin d-, dis-, apart; see dis- + Latin vergere, to bend; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

diverging - tending to move apart in different directions divergent 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"