furcate

[ adjective fur-keyt, -kit; verb fur-keyt ]

/ adjective ˈfɜr keɪt, -kɪt; verb ˈfɜr keɪt /

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adjective

forked; branching.

verb (used without object), fur·cat·ed, fur·cat·ing.

to form a fork; branch.

Origin of furcate

First recorded in 1810–20, furcate is from the Medieval Latin word furcātus cloven. See fork, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM furcate

fur·ca·tion

[fer-key-shuhn], /fərˈkeɪ ʃən/, nounmul·ti·fur·cate, adjectiveun·fur·cate, adjective

Words nearby furcate

furbish, Furbish lousewort, fur brigade, furca, furcal, furcate, furcation, furcula, furculum, fur farm, furfur

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Example sentences from the Web for furcate

The capillitium is very even the taeniae closely wound, the elater-ends often furcate.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
Furcate: forked; divided nto two approximately equal divisions.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
In many species, notably in the genus Thomisus, a furcate mark seems to shadow the forked aorta.
Colouration in Animals and Plants|Alfred Tylor
By-spines very numerous, half as long as the radius, furcate, with divergent fork-branches.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for furcate

furcate

verb (ˈfɜːkeɪt)

to divide into two parts; fork

adjective (ˈfɜːkeɪt, -kɪt) furcated

forked; dividedfurcate branches

Derived forms of furcate

furcation, noun

Word Origin for furcate

C19: from Late Latin furcātus forked, from Latin furca a fork

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单词	furcate
释义	furcate [ adjective fur-keyt, -kit; verb fur-keyt ] / adjective ˈfɜr keɪt, -kɪt; verb ˈfɜr keɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR furcate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective forked; branching. verb (used without object), fur·cat·ed, fur·cat·ing. to form a fork; branch. Origin of furcate First recorded in 1810–20, furcate is from the Medieval Latin word furcātus cloven. See fork, -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM furcate fur·ca·tion [fer-key-shuhn], /fərˈkeɪ ʃən/, nounmul·ti·fur·cate, adjectiveun·fur·cate, adjective Words nearby furcate furbish, Furbish lousewort, fur brigade, furca, furcal, furcate, furcation, furcula, furculum, fur farm, furfur Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for furcate The capillitium is very even the taeniae closely wound, the elater-ends often furcate. The North American Slime-Moulds\|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride Furcate: forked; divided nto two approximately equal divisions. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology\|John. B. Smith In many species, notably in the genus Thomisus, a furcate mark seems to shadow the forked aorta. Colouration in Animals and Plants\|Alfred Tylor By-spines very numerous, half as long as the radius, furcate, with divergent fork-branches. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)\|Ernst Haeckel British Dictionary definitions for furcate furcate verb (ˈfɜːkeɪt) to divide into two parts; fork adjective (ˈfɜːkeɪt, -kɪt) furcated forked; dividedfurcate branches Derived forms of furcate furcation, noun Word Origin for furcate C19: from Late Latin furcātus forked, from Latin furca a fork Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to furcate cut across, bifurcate, divided, zigzag, split, branching, tined, angled, bifurcated, branched, divaricate, furcated, fork, intersect, separate, halve, cross, cleave, dichotomize, ramify
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furcate

adjective

verb (used without object), fur·cat·ed, fur·cat·ing.

Origin of furcate

OTHER WORDS FROM furcate

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Example sentences from the Web for furcate

British Dictionary definitions for furcate

verb (ˈfɜːkeɪt)

adjective (ˈfɜːkeɪt, -kɪt) furcated

Derived forms of furcate

Word Origin for furcate

Words related to furcate