If they didn't, the altimeter reading would gradually diverge from the true measure, endangering the safety of all aboard.

From close to where he gauged the car was parked, The Shadow caught the blink of guarded flashlights, which gradually diverged, then disappeared.

Indeed, the interests of the business and the interests of the owners, the British Government, will gradually diverge.

The surrounding valleys gradually diverge until other rivers spring up to drain the intervening country.

The spark gap is formed by two wires, approximately vertical but gradually diverging away from each other towards the top in a narrow V shape.

His route was such that it diverged gradually from that taken by the prowler.

The surrounding valleys gradually diverge until at Caw Fell they are 6 miles apart and other rivers spring up to drain the intervening country.

While Pacheco originally clung closely to Carranza's precepts, he gradually diverged from them in significant respects.

This is how practical Europe is gradually diverging from the Europe of intentions, making people more uneasy.

After the split both marques built very similar cars, but the specifications gradually diverged.