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furcate
[ adjective fur-keyt, -kit; verb fur-keyt ]
adjective
- forked; branching.
verb (used without object)
- to form a fork; branch.
furcate
verb
- to divide into two parts; fork
adjective
- forked; divided
furcate branches
Derived Forms
- ڳܰˈپDz, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ڳܰ··پDz [fer-, key, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ܱt·ڳܰcٱ adjective
- ܲ·ڳܰcٱ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of furcate1
Example Sentences
Sporangia fasciculate, confluent on a persistent hypothallus, dark fuscous; peridia very fugacious; stipes united at the base, erect, furcate; spores large, brown, globose.
The tail soon acquires the furcate form with which we made acquaintance in the last Prawn-Zoea described.
The stems are branched in a furcate manner and confluent at the base, forming a compact tuft.
The threads appear at first sight entirely simple, but are really several times furcate, and not infrequently anastomose.
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What doesfurcate mean?
Furcate means to fork or divide into branches or different parts.
It can also be used as an adjective meaning forked or branching. The adjective furcated can be used to mean the same thing.
Things can furcate on their own or in an otherwise passive way, as in That’s where the river furcates into two branches, or they can be furcated by someone, as in We furcated the road into multiple lanes so more people could exit at once.
The related verb bifurcate means to divide or fork into two branches or parts, and trifurcate means to divide or fork into three.
The noun furcation refers to the act of furcating or to something that is forked or has been split in such a way. These terms are most often used in technical and scientific contexts, such as engineering and medicine.
Example: The hiking trail furcates about three miles in, so make sure you go down the left branch.
Where doesfurcate come from?
The first records of furcate come from the 1800s. It comes from the Late Latin ڳܰٳܲ, meaning “forked,” from the Latin furc(a), “fork” (as in a fork in the road or a river).
In normal conversation, you’d say that a road or a river forks or splits, not that it furcates, unless you were trying to sound technical. Furcate is typically used in contexts in which structures are discussed in technical or scientific terms. Furcations can be found throughout nature in things like Y-shaped flowers, the tongues of snakes, even parts of the human body that fork into different channels, such as the arteries of the heart.
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What are some other forms related to furcate?
- furcated (past tense verb, adjective)
- furcation (noun)
What are some synonyms for furcate?
What are some words that share a root or word element with furcate?
What are some words that often get used in discussing furcate?
How isfurcate used in real life?
Furcate is usually used in technical or scientific contexts.
(2/3) Cord insertion is described relative to the center of the disc: central, eccentric, paramarginal, or marginal. Velamentous insertion occurs when the cord inserts into the membranes instead of the disc. If the vessels separate before the disc, it is considered furcate.
— AAPA Students (@AAPAstudents)
To the extent that voters do cleave neatly into those lanes- the moderate lane will only furcate more with the addition of Bloomberg. Bernie is also advantaged in that he has renewable resources with his donor base in a way that his opponents (ex-Bloomberg) don’t.
— Ryan Hill (@RyanHillMI)
Our reality has been deeply omni-furcated since at least the cable TV era. The fact that folks are living different realities is ancient history.
— Brady Dale (@BradyDale)
Try usingfurcate!
Which of the following things is likely to furcate?
A. a tree limb
B. an artery
C. a river
D. all of the above
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