adjective. Drawing apart from a common point; diverging.

adjective. Departing from convention.

adjective. Differing from another.

adjective. Failing to approach a limit; not convergent.

Moving or situated in different directions from a common point, as lines which intersect: opposed to convergent.

In general, separating or separated one from another; following different courses or directions.

Deviating from something taken as a standard or reference; variant.

In botany, gradually separating with growth. See divergence, 4.

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

adjective. Causing divergence of rays.

adjective. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing.

adjective. See Diverging series, under Diverging.

adjective. Growing further apart; diverging.

adjective. Describing a series which does not converge, i.e., approach a limit.

adjective. tending to move apart in different directions

adjective. diverging from another or from a standard

"It is quite remarkable, but not nearly so remarkable as the dialect spoken in Yorkshire or Cornwall, nor is it as divergent from the English language as those dialects are over others to be found in the British Isles."

confluent  parallel  

divergent parabola  divergent rays  divergent series  divergent strabismus  divergent wings  

branching  different  radiating  

converge  diverge  

convergent  detergent  emergent  insurgent  resurgent  

analogous  anomalous  antagonistic  bullish  coherent  

aberrant  abnormal  altered  amorphous  anomalistic