direr

n. [ L. diverbium the colloquial part of a comedy, dialogue; di- = dis- + verbum word. ] A saying in which two members of the sentence are contrasted; an antithetical proverb. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Italy, a paradise for horses, a hell for women, as the diverb goes. Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. diverberatus, p. p. of diverberare to strike asunder; di- = dis- + verberare. See Verberate. ] To strike or sound through. [ R. ] Davies (Holy Roode). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A sounding through. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Diverged p. pr. & vb. n. Diverging. ] [ L. di- = dis- + vergere to bend, incline. See Verge. ] 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To differ from a typical form; to vary from a normal condition; to dissent from a creed or position generally held or taken. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Divergence.

{ } 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Disagreement; difference. [ 1913 Webster ]

Related with some divergence by other writers. Sir G. C. Lewis. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a divergent statement. [ 1913 Webster ]

Divergent series. (Math.) See Diverging series, under Diverging. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending in different directions from a common center; spreading apart; divergent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Diverging series (Math.), 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. [ 1913 Webster ]