Figurative. divergence from the rules. The committee couldn't come to an agreement because of the wide divergence of opinion among its members.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
con|ver|gence — «kuhn VUR juhns», noun. 1. the act or process of converging; tendency to meet in one point. 2. the point of converging. 3. the turning inward of the eyes in focusing on something very close to them. 4. Meteorology. the converging of air into a… … Useful english dictionary
gence — as·trin·gence; cen·trif·u·gence; con·tin·gence; con·ver·gence; di·vul·gence; ef·ful·gence; emer·gence; ex·i·gence; ful·gence; im·mer·gence; in·di·gence; in·sur·gence; in·tran·si·gence; mer·gence; neg·li·gence; pre·ful·gence; pun·gence;… … English syllables
ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… … English syllables
o|ver|in|dul|gence — «OH vuhr ihn DUHL juhns», noun. excessive or too much indulgence: »Overindulgence is as bad for children as overstrictness (Sidonie M. Gruenberg) … Useful english dictionary
vergence — ver·gence … English syllables
convergence — con·ver·gence … English syllables
divergence — di·ver·gence … English syllables
convergence — 1. The tending of two or more objects toward a common point. 2. The direction of the visual lines to a near point. [L. con vergere, to incline together] accommodative c. the meter angle of c. expressed in diopters; equal to the product of the… … Medical dictionary
divergence — 1. A moving or spreading apart or in different directions. 2. The spreading of branches of the neuron to form synapses with several other neurons. [L. di , apart, + vergo, to incline] * * * di·ver·gence də vər jən(t)s, dī n 1 a) a drawing apart… … Medical dictionary
vergence — A disjunctive movement of the eyes in which the fixation axes are not parallel, as in convergence or divergence. [L. vergo, to incline, to turn] v. of lens the reciprocal of the principal focal distance used as a measure of the divergence … Medical dictionary
