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divergent.

Growing further apart; diverging.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/daɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/Received-Pronunciation/dɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/Received-Pronunciation/dɪˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/Canada, General-American/daɪˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/Canada, General-American
  1. Growing further apart; diverging.

  2. (said of a sequence or series) Diverging; not approaching a limit.

  3. Disagreeing from something given; differing.

    a divergent statement
  4. Causing divergence of rays.

    a divergent lens
Where this word comes from

From Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent.

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