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verb
- 1. divide into two branches or forks: "just below Cairo the river bifurcates"
adjective
- 1. divided into two branches or forks: "a bifurcate tree"
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: to cause to divide into two branches or parts. bifurcate a beam of light. intransitive verb. : to divide into two branches or parts. The stream bifurcates into two narrow channels. bifurcate. (ˌ)bī-ˈfər-kət. -ˌkāt; ˈbī- (ˌ)fər-ˌkāt. adjective. Did you know?
BIFURCATE definition: 1. (of roads, rivers, branches, etc.) to divide into two parts: 2. (of roads, rivers, branches…. Learn more.
Bifurcate definition: to divide or fork into two branches.. See examples of BIFURCATE used in a sentence.
Bifurcate means "to divide into two branches." If you want to impress your friend (or annoy them) with your knowledge of big words, you can point out the place where "the river bifurcates ", or the way tree branches " bifurcate again and again". Really what you're describing is anything that splits into forks or branches.
BIFURCATE meaning: 1. (of roads, rivers, branches, etc.) to divide into two parts: 2. (of roads, rivers, branches…. Learn more.
If something such as a line or path bifurcates or is bifurcated, it divides into two parts which go in different directions. A single furrow may bifurcate and form a letter Y. [ VERB ] [ Also VERB noun ]
Definition of bifurcate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define bifurcate. bifurcate synonyms, bifurcate pronunciation, bifurcate translation, English dictionary definition of bifurcate. v. bi·fur·cat·ed , bi·fur·cat·ing , bi·fur·cates v. tr. To divide into two parts or branches. v. intr. To separate into two parts or branches; fork.
: divided into two branches or parts. This near-earth asteroid appears as a bifurcated structure, consisting of two distinct lobes that seem to be in contact. Richard P. Binzel et al. The town is a bifurcated community—two distinct communities in one, really. Dennis Farney.
verb [ I ] formal uk / ˈbaɪ.fə.keɪt / us / ˈbaɪ.fɚ.keɪt / (of roads, rivers, branches, etc.) to divide into two parts: A sample of water was taken from the point where the river bifurcates. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Separating and dividing. apheresis. atomize. bifurcate. bifurcation. bisect. dismemberment. dissociable.
