TRIFURCATE


Meaning of TRIFURCATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)trī-ˈfər-kət, -ˌkāt; ˈtrī-(ˌ)fər-ˌkāt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin trifurcus, from tri- + furca fork

Date: circa 1831

: having three branches or forks : trichotomous

• tri·fur·cate ˈtrī-(ˌ)fər-ˌkāt, trī-ˈfər- intransitive verb

• tri·fur·ca·tion ˌtrī-(ˌ)fər-ˈkā-shən noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.