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Definitions for furcate
ˈfɜr keɪt, -kɪt; -keɪtfur·cate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separateverb

    divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

    "The road forks"

Wiktionary

  1. furcateverb

    To fork or branch out.

  2. furcateadjective

    Forked, branched; divided at one end into parts.

  3. Etymology: From furcatus, from furca.

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  1. furcate

    Furcate refers to divide into two or more branches, like in a Y shape. It is often used in biology to describe the branching structure of trees, neurons, or vascular systems, but it can also describe any sort of splitting or branching process or structure.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Furcateadjective

    alt. of Furcated

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Furcate

    fur′kāt, adj. forked: branching like the prongs of a fork—also Fur′cated.—ns. Furcā′tion, a forking or branching out; Fur′cifer, a genus of South American deer with furcate antlers.—adjs. Furcif′erous, of insects bearing a forked appendage; Fur′ciform, fork-shaped.—n. Fur′cūla, the united pair of clavicles of a bird, forming a single forked bone—the merry-thought.—adj. Fur′cular, furcate: shaped like a fork. [L., from furca, a fork.]

Entomology

  1. Furcate

    forked; divided nto two approximately equal divisions.

Anagrams for furcate »

  1. facture

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of furcate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of furcate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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  • ahorquillado, ahorquillarSpanish
  • haaroitettu, haarautua, haaroittaa, haaroittunut, haarautunutFinnish
  • bifurqué, bifurquer, se diviserFrench
  • разветвляться, разветвлённыйRussian

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