divergent

divergent
I adjective aberrant, bifurcate, bifurcated, branching, departing, deviating, deviative, deviatory, different, differing, discrepant, disharmonious, disparate, dissimilar, divaricating, diverging, diverse, diversified, eccentric, factional, factious, forking, furcate, furcated, incompatible, inconsistent, nonuniform, parting, radiating, ramified, separating, straying, taking different courses, unconventional, untraditional, variant, varying associated concepts: divergent interests II index anomalous, deviant, different, disconnected, discordant, disordered, disparate, disproportionate, dissenting, dissident, dissimilar, distinct (distinguished from others), diverse, eccentric, inapplicable, inappropriate, incongruous, inconsistent, irregular (not usual), multiple, peculiar (distinctive), separate, unorthodox, unsuitable

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  • divergent — divergent, ente [ divɛrʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1626; lat. sc. divergens, de divergere 1 ♦ Qui diverge, qui va en s écartant. Rayons divergents. Lignes, droites divergentes. Strabisme divergent. Lentille divergente, qui fait diverger un faisceau… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • divergent — DIVERGÉNT, Ă, divergenţi, te, adj. 1. (Despre linii geometrice, raze luminoase dintr un fascicul etc.) Care se depărtează dintr un punct comun în direcţii diferite; (despre fascicule de raze luminoase) a cărui secţiune creşte pe măsura depărtării …   Dicționar Român

  • Divergent — Di*ver 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}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Optics) Causing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • divergent — Adj verschieden, auseinandergehend per. Wortschatz fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ml. divergens ( entis), Partizip von l. dīvergere, zu l. vergere sich neigen, gelegen sein, erstrecken und l. dis . Das zugrundeliegende Verb ist entlehnt …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • divergent — divergent, ente (di vèr jan, jan t ) adj. 1°   Terme de géométrie. Qui va en s écartant l un de l autre, en parlant des lignes, des rayons. Lignes divergentes.    Terme d algèbre. Série divergente, celle dont les termes croissent continuellement… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Divergent — oder divergirend, heißen in der Geometrie 2 gerade, in einer Ebene liegende nicht parallele Linien, auf der Seite, nach welcher sie sich immer weiter von einander entfernen, je mehr sie verlängert werden. Divergirend heißen auch in der Analysis… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • divergent — DIVERGENT, ENTE. adj. Terme de Géométrie et d Optique. On donne ce nom à des lignes qui vont en s écartant l une de l autre. Lignes divergentes. Rayons divergens …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • divergent — 1690s, from Mod.L. divergentem (nom. divergens), prp. of divergere (see DIVERGE (Cf. diverge)). Related: Divergently …   Etymology dictionary

  • divergent — *different, diverse, disparate, various Analogous words: *opposite, contradictory, contrary, antithetical Antonyms: convergent Contrasted words: similar, *like, parallel, identical, uniform …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • divergent — [adj] differing aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, antithetical, atypical, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, deviating, different, disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distant, diverging, diverse, factional, factious, irregular, off key …   New thesaurus

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