Bible Dictionaries
Divergent

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

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

(2):

(a.) Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a divergent statement.

(3):

(a.) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Divergent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/divergent.html. 1828.