| 释义 |
diverge /di- or dī-vûrjˈ/ intransitive verb- To incline or turn apart
- To tend from a common point in different directions
- To vary from the standard
- To deviate, differ
- (of a mathematical series) to increase indefinitely
transitive verb To deflect, cause to diverge ORIGIN: L dī- apart, and vergere to incline divergeˈment noun divergˈence or divergˈency noun - The act or amount of diverging
- The condition of being divergent
- The flow of air away from a particular region, usu associated with fine weather (meteorology)
- (of an infinite series, etc) the property of having no limit (mathematics)
- The turning outwards of the eyes in focusing on a distant object (physiology)
- Initiation of a chain reaction in which more neutrons are released than are absorbed and lost (nucleonics)
divergˈent adjective - Diverging
- (of thought or thinking) following unconventional routes, so as to produce a variety of solutions in problem-solving (psychology)
divergˈently adverb divergˈing adjective divergˈingly adverb divergent thinking noun (behaviourism) Thinking that is productive and original, involving the creation of a variety of ideas or solutions that tend to go beyond conventional categories, opp to convergent thinking diverging lens noun A concave or other lens that causes light rays to spread out |