diverging

Thân thiện

The two roads are diverging in a yellow wood.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Tending to move apart in different directions: Describes something that is separating or spreading out from a common point or from each other, moving along increasingly different paths.

Usage

The adjective "diverging" is used to describe lines, paths, opinions, or trends that are moving away from each other, indicating separation or difference. It is often used in technical, mathematical, and figurative contexts.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The diverging roads led the travelers to completely different destinations.
  • Their opinions on the matter are increasingly diverging.
  • In the diagram, the two diverging lines indicate separate growth trends.

Advanced Usage

• "Diverging from": Used to specify the point or standard from which something is moving away.
  • His artistic style is diverging from the traditional methods taught at the academy.

Variants and Related Words

• Diverge (verb): To separate and go in different directions from a point.
  • The paths diverge just beyond the old oak tree.
• Divergence (noun): The process or state of diverging; a difference.
  • There is a growing divergence between their political views.

Synonyms

• Separating: Moving apart.
• Branching: Dividing into separate parts or directions.
• Divaricating: Spreading widely apart (more technical/botanical).

Antonyms

• Converging: Coming together from different directions toward a common point.
• Meeting: Coming together at a point.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. tending to move apart in different directions

Từ đồng nghĩa

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