bifurcate
to divide or fork into two branches.
divided into two branches.
Origin of bifurcate
1Other words from bifurcate
- bi·fur·cate·ly [bahy-fer-keyt-lee; bahy-fur-keyt-lee, -kit-], /ˌbaɪ fərˈkeɪt li; baɪˈfɜr keɪt li, -kɪt-/, adverb
- bi·fur·ca·tion [bahy-fer-key-shuhn], /ˌbaɪ fərˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun
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How to use bifurcate in a sentence
You can get a split in the ridge, where it bifurcates into two—or a ridge can just stop.
The genes behind your fingerprints just got weirder | Lauren J. Young | January 10, 2022 | Popular-ScienceBeyond the new shape and silhouette mentioned above, the credit for this superb ride goes to the layers of viscous rubber material that bifurcates the wood core lengthways.
Runners-Up Review: These Powder Skis Almost Made Our 2022 Winter Buyer’s Guide | agintzler | January 9, 2022 | Outside OnlineA duo of competing text tickers on a wall pulls you in opposite directions, an effective little metaphor for a discourse bifurcated beyond reason.
Laurie Anderson is why we have multimedia art. Her story comes full circle at the Hirshhorn. | Michael Andor Brodeur | October 7, 2021 | Washington PostInstead of a bifurcating tree, I refer to human evolution as being more like a bush.
If last year was defined by everyone feeling themselves in the same boat, this year is quickly emerging as a year of hideously bifurcated realities.
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Moreover, Ma'aleh Adumim was built where it is exactly to bifurcate the West Bank.
The flaking used to bifurcate the stem appears to be of the same type as that used to bevel the stem edges.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types | James W. CambronThe roads from Cagnes to Grasse and Vence bifurcate at the foot of the hill on which the castle is built.
Riviera Towns | Herbert Adams GibbonsHe had a long bifurcate beard made of gold wire, feet like a bird's, and other rather startling anatomical features.
Temple Trouble | Henry Beam PiperIn the second form they bifurcate in the same mariner, but the two branches are spirals.
The Appendages, Anatomy, and Relationships of Trilobites | Percy Edward RaymondDistal apex bifid or bifurcate, with two thin parallel teeth.
British Dictionary definitions for bifurcate
to fork or divide into two parts or branches
forked or divided into two sections or branches
Origin of bifurcate
1Derived forms of bifurcate
- bifurcation, noun
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Scientific definitions for bifurcate
[ bī′fər-kāt′, bī-fûr′- ]
Forked or divided into two parts or branches, as the Y-shaped styles of certain flowers or the tongues of snakes.
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