单词 | divergence |
释义 | divergence /di verr"jeuhns, duy-/, n. 1. the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion. 2. (in physics, meteorology, etc.) the total amount of flux escaping an infinitesimal volume at a point in a vector field, as the net flow of air from a given region. 3. Ophthalm. a turning motion of the eyeballs outward in relation to each other. 4. Electronics. the spreading of a stream of electrons resulting from their mutual electrostatic repulsion. [1650-60; < ML divergentia. See DIVERGE, -ENCE] Syn. 1. separation, division, variation, deviation. Ant. 1. convergence. |
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