| diverging | Tending in different directions from a common center; spreading apart; divergent. <mathematics> Diverging series, a series whose terms are larger as the series is extended; a series the sum of whose terms does not approach a finite limit when the series is extended indefinitely; opposed to a converging series. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| diverging meniscus | A convexoconcave lens in which the power of the concavity exceeds that of the convexity. Synonym: negative meniscus. (05 Mar 2000) |