diverging

di·verge

 (dĭ-vûrj′, dī-)

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: "All modern species diverged from a set of ancestors" (Jennifer Ackerman).

2.

a. To depart from an established pattern or norm; deviate.

b. To be different, as in opinion or manner; differ: Opinions diverged within the government on how to deal with the crisis. See Synonyms at swerve.

3. Mathematics To fail to approach a limit.

v.tr.

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

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

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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"

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Translations

divergente