bifurcateadj.
/bʌɪˈfəːkət/ = biforked adj.; see also quot. 1880.
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the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > forked
fourchedc1330
bi-furked?1545
crotched1587
forcipated1646
bifurcous1656
forcipate1668
forficated1752
forficate1816
furcate1819
bifurcate1835
bifurcated1853
bifurcal1861
the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [adjective] > bifurcated
twiselc1000
forked1398
twisted1398
grained1513
bi-furked?1545
biforked1578
two-forked1579
crotched1587
forken1631
twi-forked1635
bifurcous1656
forky1702
swallow-tailed1726
bidential1730
bifurcate1835
bifurcated1853
bifurcal1861
1835 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) I. 342 The filament..is in Crambe bifurcate.
1880 A. Gray Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 6) 399 Bifurcate, two-forked..But it may mean bis furcatus, forked and again forked.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
bifurcatev.
/ˈbʌɪfəːkeɪt/ To divide into two forks, branches, or peaks:
a. transitive.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > thrust apart [verb (transitive)] > cause to ramify
dividec1400
ramify?a1425
spray1572
bifurcate1615
disseminate1664
divaricate1671
the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > divide in two [verb (transitive)] > bifurcate
bifurcate1615
fork1640
1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 905 The utter of these two vneqvall branches..is presently byfurcated.
1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 977 The spinall processes of the necke are byfurcated.
1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 345 Which renders the summit of Etna properly bifurcated.
b. intransitive.
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the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > diverge [verb (intransitive)]
to-liec893
ramify?1541
sever1545
fork1605
divaricate1623
diverge1665
bifurcate1828
split1856
trifurcate1887
the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > divide in two [verb (intransitive)] > bifurcate
twisel931
fork1605
grain1664
bifurcate1828
bisect1870
1828 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. 742 Sometimes, at its termination, it [Vena Azygos] bifurcates [Fr. elle est bifurquée].
Derivatives
ˈbifurcated adj.
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the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > forked
fourchedc1330
bi-furked?1545
crotched1587
forcipated1646
bifurcous1656
forcipate1668
forficated1752
forficate1816
furcate1819
bifurcate1835
bifurcated1853
bifurcal1861
the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > [adjective]
forked1525
disjoining1530
divaricated1666
divergent1696
diverging1706
trifurcated1727
divaricate1788
trifurcate1811
divaricating1835
forking1850
bifurcated1853
the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [adjective] > bifurcated
twiselc1000
forked1398
twisted1398
grained1513
bi-furked?1545
biforked1578
two-forked1579
crotched1587
forken1631
twi-forked1635
bifurcous1656
forky1702
swallow-tailed1726
bidential1730
bifurcate1835
bifurcated1853
bifurcal1861
1853 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. III. xxv. 17 The northern branch of the bifurcated river.
ˈbifurcating adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [adjective] > bifurcated > that bifurcates
bifurcating1845
1845 C. Darwin Jrnl. (ed. 2) xx. 478 [The] atoll is divided by a bifurcating channel.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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