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

Axil :: Axil (n.) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs..

Aberrate :: Aberrate (v. i.) To go astray; to diverge.

Divaricate :: Divaricate (v. i.) To diverge; to be divaricate.

Deviate :: Deviate (v. i.) To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course or a method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to diverge; to vary.

Divergence :: Divergence (n.) Alt. of Divergenc.

Infurcation :: Infurcation (n.) A forked exlpansion or divergence; a bifurcation; a branching.

Obliquity :: Obliquity (n.) The condition of being oblique; deviation from a right line; deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; the amount of such deviation; divergence; as, the obliquity of the ecliptic to the equator..

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

Divergency :: Divergency (n.) A receding from each other in moving from a common center; the state of being divergent; as, an angle is made by the divergence of straight lines..

Diverge :: Diverge (v. i.) To differ from a typical form; to vary from a normal condition; to dissent from a creed or position generally held or taken.

Diverge :: Diverge (v. i.) To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given direction); -- opposed to converge; as, rays of light diverge as they proceed from the sun..

Sasin :: Sasin (n.) The Indian antelope (Antilope bezoartica, / cervicapra), noted for its beauty and swiftness. It has long, spiral, divergent horns..

Rhipidoglossa :: Rhipidoglossa (n. pl.) A division of gastropod mollusks having a large number of long, divergent, hooklike, lingual teeth in each transverse row. It includes the scutibranchs. See Illustration in Appendix..

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

Divergency :: Divergency (n.) Disagreement; difference.

Divarication :: Divarication (n.) A divergence of lines of color sculpture, or of fibers at different angles..

Diverged :: Diverged (imp. & p. p.) of Diverg.

Homogeny :: Homogeny (n.) The correspondence of common descent; -- a term used to supersede homology by Lankester, who also used homoplasy to denote any superinduced correspondence of position and structure in parts embryonically distinct (other writers using the term homoplasmy). Thus, there is homogeny between the fore limb of a mammal and the wing of a bird; but the right and left ventricles of the heart in both are only in homoplasy with each other, these having arisen independently since the divergence

Devergency :: Devergency (n.) See Divergence.

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