divergence

Roget category 291

2. Words relating to space
› 2.4. Motion
›› 2.4.4. Motion with reference to direction

#291. [Motion further off.] Divergence

noun

divergence, divergency^† — divarication, ramification, forking — radiation — separation etc. (disjunction) 44 — dispersion etc. 73 — deviation etc. 279 — aberration.

verb

diverge, divaricate, radiate — ramify — branch off, glance off, file off — fly off, fly off at a tangent — spread, scatter, disperse etc. 73 — deviate etc. 279 — part etc. (separate) 44.

adjective

diverging etc. v. — divergent, radiant, centrifugal — aberrant.

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