Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Divergent

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Divergent


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(1):

(a.) Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given direction; -- opposed to convergent.

(2):

(a.) Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a divergent statement.

(3):

(a.) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.