divergent
Growing further apartGrowing further apart; diverging.
» The harmonic series is divergent.
Die harmonische Reihe divergiert.
Die harmonische Reihe ist divergent.
Гармонічний ряд розходиться.
Meaning
4 sensesGrowing further apart; diverging.
diverging from another or from a standard
(said of a sequence or series) Diverging; not approaching a limit.
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Disagreeing from something given; differing.
a divergent statement
Causing divergence of rays.
a divergent lens
Examples
5 sentencesThe harmonic series is divergent.
Гармонічний ряд розходиться.
deDie harmonische Reihe divergiert.
These two lines are divergent.
Algeria has a divergent landscape.
Next weekend, I'm going to see the action movie 'Divergent' without subtitles at the cinema.
“We have a saying in America: born on the third base,” Lord says of their divergent beginnings.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent.From Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent.
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Forms
more divergent, most divergent| Comparative | more divergent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most divergent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- tending to move apart in different directions:diverging
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form