bifurcationn.

/bʌɪfəːˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology: noun of action < bifurcate v.: see -ation suffix.

a. Division into two forks or branches (viewed either as an action or a state).

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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 > two > division into two > [noun] > bifurcation

bifurcation1646

bisection1870

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 93 A byfurcation or division of the roote into two parts.

1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks ix. 79 A bifurcation of the rays is no longer induced.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece V. Contents p. xiv Bifurcation of Grecian politics between Sparta and Athens.

1876 T. Le M. Douse Grimm's Law App. E. 206 An incipient bifurcation of meaning.

2. concrete.

a. The point at which the division into two forks takes place.

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the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > [noun] > place where divergence occurs

twisel931

partingc1425

divarication1691

bifurcation1766

furcation1863

shear1876

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [noun] > bifurcation > a bifurcation

fork1398

bifurcation1766

prong1846

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [noun] > bifurcation > point at which bifurcation takes place

twisel931

twist1398

fork1677

crotch1758

bifurcation1766

1766 Philos. Trans. 1765 (Royal Soc.) 55 263 The tube..lessens gradually as far as the bifurcation.

1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) II. ix. 23 The island..at the bifurcation of the Rhine and the Waal.

b. The bifurcating branches or one of them.

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1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 905 The greater and vtter part of that byfurcation..descendeth along the Brace.

1855 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea ii. §128 To regard them as bifurcations of the Gulf Stream.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	bifurcation
释义	bifurcationn. /bʌɪfəːˈkeɪʃən/ Etymology: noun of action < bifurcate v.: see -ation suffix. 1. a. Division into two forks or branches (viewed either as an action or a state). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > [noun] forkinga1400 shearingc1400 divarication1578 bifurcation1646 divergence1656 divergency1738 divergement1766 trifurcation1884 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [noun] > bifurcation bifurcation1646 bisection1870 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 93 A byfurcation or division of the roote into two parts. View more context for this quotation 1879 F. Rutley Study of Rocks ix. 79 A bifurcation of the rays is no longer induced. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1849 G. Grote Hist. Greece V. Contents p. xiv Bifurcation of Grecian politics between Sparta and Athens. 1876 T. Le M. Douse Grimm's Law App. E. 206 An incipient bifurcation of meaning. 2. concrete. a. The point at which the division into two forks takes place. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > [noun] > place where divergence occurs twisel931 partingc1425 divarication1691 bifurcation1766 furcation1863 shear1876 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [noun] > bifurcation > a bifurcation fork1398 bifurcation1766 prong1846 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > division into two > [noun] > bifurcation > point at which bifurcation takes place twisel931 twist1398 fork1677 crotch1758 bifurcation1766 1766 Philos. Trans. 1765 (Royal Soc.) 55 263 The tube..lessens gradually as far as the bifurcation. 1860 J. L. Motley Hist. Netherlands (1868) II. ix. 23 The island..at the bifurcation of the Rhine and the Waal. b. The bifurcating branches or one of them. ΚΠ 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 905 The greater and vtter part of that byfurcation..descendeth along the Brace. 1855 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea ii. §128 To regard them as bifurcations of the Gulf Stream. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1615
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