Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
Class II. Words Relating to SpaceSection IV. Motion
4. Motion with Reference to Direction
291. [Motion Further Off.] Divergence.
NOUN:DIVERGENCE or divergency, divarication, ramification, forking; radiation; separation (disjunction) [See Disjunction]; dispersion [See Nonassemblage. Dispersion]; deviation [See Deviation]; aberration, declination.VERB:DIVERGE, divaricate, radiate; ramify; branch off, glance off, file off; fly off, fly off at a tangent; spread, scatter, disperse [See Nonassemblage. Dispersion]; deviate [See Deviation]; part (separate) [See Disjunction].
ADJECTIVE:DIVERGING &c. v.; divergent, divaricate, radiant, radial, centrifugal; aberrant; broadcast.
ADVERB:broadcast; passim [L.].