trifurcateadj.

/trʌɪˈfəːkət/

Etymology: < Latin trifurcus three-forked, < tri- , tri- comb. form + furca fork n. + -ate suffix². Compare modern French trifurqué (Littré), trifourche (Cotgrave), also French trifurcation (Bonnet).

Divided into three branches like the prongs of a fork; three-forked, three-pronged, trichotomous. Also figurative.

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the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > trifurcated

trisulc1608

trifurcous1656

trifurcated1727

trifurcate1811

tribrachial1873

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 > three > division into three > [adjective] > divided into three branches

trifurcal1716

trifurcated1727

trifurcate1811

1811–31 J. Bentham Logic App., in Wks. (1843) VIII. 291/2 Instead of bifurcate, two-pronged, suppose the plan of division, for example, trifurcate, three-pronged.

1866 R. M. Ferguson Electricity 97 Occasionally when darting between the clouds and the earth, it breaks up near the latter into two or three forks, and [lightning] is then called bifurcate or trifurcate.

Derivatives

† triˈfurcal adj. Obsolete rare

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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > division into three > [adjective] > divided into three branches

trifurcal1716

trifurcated1727

trifurcate1811

1716 M. Davies Suppl. Diss. Lat. Drama 8 in Athenæ Britannicæ III Whether he took himself to be affronted..and consequently that he deserv'd such Trifurcal Repartees.

ˈtrifurcate v. (intransitive) to divide or branch into three.

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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 > three > division into three > divide into three [verb (intransitive)]

trifurcate1887

1887 W. J. Sollas in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 417/1 [articles Sponges] The arms of a triæne may bifurcate..or they may trifurcate.

1894 Geol. Mag. Oct. 438 The primary ribs of the Australian fossil..trifurcate more regularly.

ˈtrifurcated adj. = trifurcate adj.; also, having some part, as a fin, trifurcated, as the trifurcated blenny or trifurcated hake.

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the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > trifurcated

trisulc1608

trifurcous1656

trifurcated1727

trifurcate1811

tribrachial1873

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 > three > division into three > [adjective] > divided into three branches

trifurcal1716

trifurcated1727

trifurcate1811

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Trifurcated,..three-forked.

1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 131 A very singular trifurcated spine.

1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 933/2 The antenna on one side..was trifurcated.

ˈtrifurcating n. in trifurcating box (see quot. 1940).

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > distribution system > [noun] > cable > protection for junctions

junction-box1885

trifurcating box1922

1922 B.I. Handbk. (Brit. Insulated & Helsby Cables Ltd.) (ed. 3) Index 447 Trifurcating boxes.

1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 864/2 Trifurcating box, a cable dividing box for enclosing the joints between a three-arc or triple concentric cable and three single-core cables or conductor terminals.

trifurˈcation n. division into three branches, or the point at which this takes place.

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the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > [noun]

forkinga1400

shearingc1400

divarication1578

bifurcation1646

divergence1656

divergency1738

divergement1766

trifurcation1884

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > division into three > [noun] > division into three branches

trifurcation1884

1884 M. Mackenzie Man. Dis. Throat & Nose II. 224 In two cases there was trifurcation of the trachea.

† triˈfurcous adj. Obsolete rare = trifurcate adj.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > trifurcated

trisulc1608

trifurcous1656

trifurcated1727

trifurcate1811

tribrachial1873

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Trifurcous,..three-forked.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	trifurcate
释义	trifurcateadj. /trʌɪˈfəːkət/ Etymology: < Latin trifurcus three-forked, < tri- , tri- comb. form + furca fork n. + -ate suffix². Compare modern French trifurqué (Littré), trifourche (Cotgrave), also French trifurcation (Bonnet). Divided into three branches like the prongs of a fork; three-forked, three-pronged, trichotomous. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > trifurcated trisulc1608 trifurcous1656 trifurcated1727 trifurcate1811 tribrachial1873 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 > three > division into three > [adjective] > divided into three branches trifurcal1716 trifurcated1727 trifurcate1811 1811–31 J. Bentham Logic App., in Wks. (1843) VIII. 291/2 Instead of bifurcate, two-pronged, suppose the plan of division, for example, trifurcate, three-pronged. 1866 R. M. Ferguson Electricity 97 Occasionally when darting between the clouds and the earth, it breaks up near the latter into two or three forks, and [lightning] is then called bifurcate or trifurcate. Derivatives † triˈfurcal adj. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > division into three > [adjective] > divided into three branches trifurcal1716 trifurcated1727 trifurcate1811 1716 M. Davies Suppl. Diss. Lat. Drama 8 in Athenæ Britannicæ III Whether he took himself to be affronted..and consequently that he deserv'd such Trifurcal Repartees. ˈtrifurcate v. (intransitive) to divide or branch into three. ΘΚΠ 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 > three > division into three > divide into three [verb (intransitive)] trifurcate1887 1887 W. J. Sollas in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 417/1 [articles Sponges] The arms of a triæne may bifurcate..or they may trifurcate. 1894 Geol. Mag. Oct. 438 The primary ribs of the Australian fossil..trifurcate more regularly. ˈtrifurcated adj. = trifurcate adj.; also, having some part, as a fin, trifurcated, as the trifurcated blenny or trifurcated hake. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > trifurcated trisulc1608 trifurcous1656 trifurcated1727 trifurcate1811 tribrachial1873 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 > three > division into three > [adjective] > divided into three branches trifurcal1716 trifurcated1727 trifurcate1811 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Trifurcated,..three-forked. 1769 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (new ed.) III. iv. 131 A very singular trifurcated spine. 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 933/2 The antenna on one side..was trifurcated. ˈtrifurcating n. in trifurcating box (see quot. 1940). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > distribution system > [noun] > cable > protection for junctions junction-box1885 trifurcating box1922 1922 B.I. Handbk. (Brit. Insulated & Helsby Cables Ltd.) (ed. 3) Index 447 Trifurcating boxes. 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 864/2 Trifurcating box, a cable dividing box for enclosing the joints between a three-arc or triple concentric cable and three single-core cables or conductor terminals. trifurˈcation n. division into three branches, or the point at which this takes place. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > [noun] forkinga1400 shearingc1400 divarication1578 bifurcation1646 divergence1656 divergency1738 divergement1766 trifurcation1884 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > three > division into three > [noun] > division into three branches trifurcation1884 1884 M. Mackenzie Man. Dis. Throat & Nose II. 224 In two cases there was trifurcation of the trachea. † triˈfurcous adj. Obsolete rare = trifurcate adj.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > other specific shapes > [adjective] > trifurcated trisulc1608 trifurcous1656 trifurcated1727 trifurcate1811 tribrachial1873 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Trifurcous,..three-forked. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1656
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