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אנגלית

divergent

gb/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt/ us/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt/
B2 אנגלית
משמעויות
0 משמעויות
adjective B2 property
1

different; not agreeing

very different and not the same

תבנית שימוש: divergent [views/opinions/accounts/results]
טעות נפוצה:
Often confused with diverse: diverse means ‘varied’; divergent often implies ‘not matching’ or ‘not agreeing’.
מילים נרדפות
conflicting (emphasizes direct disagreement.) | different (more general and less formal.) | contrasting (highlights clear differences side by side.) | inconsistent (stresses lack of logical match.)
הפכים
consistent (matching or agreeing with each other.) | aligned (pointing in the same direction or sharing goals.) | similar (not very different.)
צירופים
divergent views |divergent opinions |divergent accounts |divergent results |divergent approaches |divergent priorities |divergent interpretations |divergent interests |divergent perspectives |divergent narratives
נושאים
communication |opinions |society |work
דוגמאות
  • The witnesses gave divergent accounts of what happened.
  • Scientists debated two divergent interpretations of the data.
  • Their priorities were divergent, so the project stalled.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • We have divergent opinions about the plan.
  • The two reports are divergent.
adjective B2 property
2

spreading apart from a point

moving away from each other

תבנית שימוש: divergent [roads/paths/lines/rays]
טעות נפוצה:
Do not confuse with convergent, which means ‘coming together’.
מילים נרדפות
separating (plain, everyday wording.) | spreading (suggests widening distance.) | branching (often used for paths or systems dividing.)
הפכים
convergent (moving toward the same point.) | parallel (running alongside without getting farther apart.)
צירופים
divergent paths |divergent roads |divergent routes |divergent lines |divergent rays |divergent directions |divergent trajectories |divergent branches |divergent streams |divergent tracks
נושאים
travel |space |science
דוגמאות
  • At the top of the hill, two divergent roads lead to different towns.
  • The flashlight produced a divergent beam that spread across the wall.
  • The cracks followed divergent lines from the impact point.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • The two paths are divergent.
  • The roads become divergent after the bridge.
adjective C1 process
3

growing apart over time

becoming more different as time passes

תבנית שימוש: divergent [careers/lives/trajectories/strategies]
טעות נפוצה:
Learners may overuse diverging; divergent is often used as a concise adjective in formal writing (e.g., divergent trajectories).
מילים נרדפות
separating (focuses on moving apart.) | splitting (suggests a clearer break into two or more parts.) | drifting apart (more emotional and informal.)
הפכים
converging (moving toward the same point or becoming more similar.) | uniting (coming together as one.)
צירופים
divergent trajectories |divergent career paths |divergent strategies |divergent goals |divergent outcomes |divergent developments |divergent trends |divergent futures |divergent directions |divergent interests
נושאים
relationships |work |change
דוגמאות
  • After college, their lives took divergent paths.
  • The two economies have shown divergent trends over the past decade.
  • As the company expanded, the teams’ goals became increasingly divergent.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • Our plans became divergent.
  • Their careers went in divergent directions.
adjective technical C1 property
4

not converging in mathematics

not getting closer to one limit (math)

תבנית שימוש: a divergent [series/sequence/integral]
טעות נפוצה:
In math, divergent does not simply mean ‘different’; it specifically means ‘not convergent’.
מילים נרדפות
nonconvergent (more explicit technical term.) | unbounded (emphasizes growing without limit (not always identical).)
הפכים
convergent (approaching a finite limit.) | bounded (staying within limits (not always equivalent to convergent).)
צירופים
divergent series |divergent sequence |divergent integral |divergent sum |divergent behavior |divergent limit |divergent term |divergent expansion
נושאים
math |education |science
דוגמאות
  • The harmonic series is divergent, even though its terms get smaller.
  • They proved the integral is divergent near zero.
  • Without damping, the solution becomes divergent as time increases.
דוגמאות ללומדים
  • This series is divergent.
  • The integral is divergent.
דקדוק
צורת המילון
divergent
IPA
GB/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt/
US/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt/
הברות והטעמה
di - ver - gent (3 הברות)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ver)
צורות המילה
Adjective
  • Base: divergent
משפחת מילים
Core family
diverge verb B2 divergence noun C1
Advanced or less common
divergently adverb
Negative and opposite forms
convergent adjective converge verb B2 convergence noun
ביטויים

divergent boundary

1
/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt bˈaʊndɚi/
fixed phrase technical

tectonic plates moving apart

where tectonic plates move apart

דוגמאות
  • New oceanic crust forms at a divergent boundary along mid-ocean ridges.
  • The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a well-known divergent boundary.
  • Earthquakes at a divergent boundary are usually relatively shallow.

divergent evolution

1
/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt ˌɛvəlˈuʃən/
fixed phrase technical

species evolving into different forms

when related species become more different

דוגמאות
  • Island habitats can drive divergent evolution in closely related species.
  • The diagram shows divergent evolution from a common ancestor.
  • Different diets led to divergent evolution in the two populations.

divergent interests

1
/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt ˈɪntɚˌɛsts/
fixed phrase formal

goals that do not match

different goals that may conflict

דוגמאות
  • The negotiators struggled to balance divergent interests.
  • There were divergent interests between investors and employees.
  • The policy tries to reconcile divergent interests within the community.

divergent paths

1
/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt pˈæθs/
fixed phrase

lives or plans splitting

go in different directions in life

דוגמאות
  • After graduation, they followed divergent paths.
  • The two companies took divergent paths as the market changed.
  • The story shows how one decision can lead to divergent paths.

divergent series

1
/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt sˈɪɹiz/
fixed phrase technical

series with no finite limit

a series that does not converge

דוגמאות
  • The harmonic series is a classic example of a divergent series.
  • They compared a convergent series with a divergent series.
  • The test asked students to identify whether the series is divergent.

divergent thinking

1
/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt θˈɪŋkɪŋ/
fixed phrase

generating many different ideas

thinking of many ideas, not just one

דוגמאות
  • The workshop was designed to encourage divergent thinking.
  • Good brainstorming sessions rely on divergent thinking before evaluation begins.
  • Teachers used games to build students’ divergent thinking skills.

divergent views

1
/daɪvˈɚd͡ʒənt vjˈuz/
fixed phrase

strongly different opinions

very different opinions

דוגמאות
  • The committee holds divergent views on how to cut costs.
  • Despite their divergent views, they agreed to keep talking.
  • The article presents two divergent views of the same event.
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