Divergency

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Divergence \Di*ver"gence\, Divergency \Di*ver"gen*cy\, n. [Cf.
     F. divergence.]
     1. 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.
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              Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency.
                                                    --??????.
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     2. Disagreement; difference.
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              Related with some divergence by other writers. --Sir
                                                    G. C. Lewis.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  divergency
       n 1: an infinite series that has no limit [syn: {divergence}]
            [ant: {convergence}, {convergence}]
       2: the act of moving away in different direction from a common
          point; "an angle is formed by the divergence of two
          straight lines" [syn: {divergence}]