Divergent thinking and transformations are, of course, no novel phenomena. They have always occurred in the translation process, but perhaps we have not been fully aware of them, or have not been able to categorise them with sufficient precision until now.
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divergent — divergent, ente [ divɛrʒɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1626; lat. sc. divergens, de divergere 1 ♦ Qui diverge, qui va en s écartant. Rayons divergents. Lignes, droites divergentes. Strabisme divergent. Lentille divergente, qui fait diverger un faisceau… … Encyclopédie Universelle
divergent — DIVERGÉNT, Ă, divergenţi, te, adj. 1. (Despre linii geometrice, raze luminoase dintr un fascicul etc.) Care se depărtează dintr un punct comun în direcţii diferite; (despre fascicule de raze luminoase) a cărui secţiune creşte pe măsura depărtării … Dicționar Român
Divergent — Di*ver gent, a. [Cf. F. divergent. See {Diverge}.] 1. Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given direction; opposed to {convergent}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Optics) Causing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
divergent — Adj verschieden, auseinandergehend per. Wortschatz fach. (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ml. divergens ( entis), Partizip von l. dīvergere, zu l. vergere sich neigen, gelegen sein, erstrecken und l. dis . Das zugrundeliegende Verb ist entlehnt … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
divergent — divergent, ente (di vèr jan, jan t ) adj. 1° Terme de géométrie. Qui va en s écartant l un de l autre, en parlant des lignes, des rayons. Lignes divergentes. Terme d algèbre. Série divergente, celle dont les termes croissent continuellement… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
divergent — I adjective aberrant, bifurcate, bifurcated, branching, departing, deviating, deviative, deviatory, different, differing, discrepant, disharmonious, disparate, dissimilar, divaricating, diverging, diverse, diversified, eccentric, factional,… … Law dictionary
Divergent — oder divergirend, heißen in der Geometrie 2 gerade, in einer Ebene liegende nicht parallele Linien, auf der Seite, nach welcher sie sich immer weiter von einander entfernen, je mehr sie verlängert werden. Divergirend heißen auch in der Analysis… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
divergent — DIVERGENT, ENTE. adj. Terme de Géométrie et d Optique. On donne ce nom à des lignes qui vont en s écartant l une de l autre. Lignes divergentes. Rayons divergens … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
divergent — 1690s, from Mod.L. divergentem (nom. divergens), prp. of divergere (see DIVERGE (Cf. diverge)). Related: Divergently … Etymology dictionary
divergent — *different, diverse, disparate, various Analogous words: *opposite, contradictory, contrary, antithetical Antonyms: convergent Contrasted words: similar, *like, parallel, identical, uniform … New Dictionary of Synonyms
divergent — [adj] differing aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, antithetical, atypical, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, deviating, different, disagreeing, disparate, dissimilar, dissonant, distant, diverging, diverse, factional, factious, irregular, off key … New thesaurus
