divergent
divergent is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Optics) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.
- 2.Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a divergent statement. Divergent series. (Math.) See Diverging series, under Diverging.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- and
- another
- bear
- cast
- chalk
- cheese
- class
- creativeness
- daisy
- differ
- difference
- different
- disparate
- disparity
- dissemblance
- dissimilar
- dissimilarity
- divergence
- diversified
- diversify
- diversity
- dock
- far
- father
- from
- kind
- like
- mold
- more
- new
- non
- nothing
- novel
- novelty
- original
- originality
- otherwise
- quid
- quite
- render
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is divergent.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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