[tri.chot.o.mous] adj [LGk trichotomein to trisect, fr. Gk tricha in three (akin to treis three) + -tomein (akin to temnein to cut)--more at three, tome] (1800): divided or dividing into three parts or into threes "~ branching" -- tri.chot.o.mous.ly adv
TRICHOTOMOUS
Meaning of TRICHOTOMOUS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012