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   Furcate means to fork or divide into branches or different parts. It can also be used as an adjective meaning forked or branching. The adjective furcated can be used to mean the same thing.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › furcateFurcate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FURCATE is branching like a fork : forked.

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   Jan 12, 2024 · Affect in psychology refers to an observable and outward expression of emotions. In psychology, we use the term to examine a person’s ability to demonstrate a typical and proportionate range emotional reactions to situations.

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   What does the adjective furcate mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective furcate. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

5. www.definitions.net › definition › furcateWhat does furcate mean? - Definitions.net

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   Furcate refers to divide into two or more branches, like in a Y shape. It is often used in biology to describe the branching structure of trees, neurons, or vascular systems, but it can also describe any sort of splitting or branching process or structure.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFURCATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   furcate in American English. (adjective ˈfɜːrkeit, -kɪt, verb ˈfɜːrkeit) (verb -cated, -cating) adjective. 1. forked; branching. intransitive verb. 2. to form a fork; branch.

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   What does furcated mean?

   • The adjective furcated can be used to mean the same thing. Things can furcate on their own or in an otherwise passive way, as in That’s where the river furcates into two branches, or they can be furcated by someone, as in We furcated the road into multiple lanes so more people could exit at once.

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   What does furcation mean in science?

   • The noun furcation refers to the act of furcating or to something that is forked or has been split in such a way. These terms are most often used in technical and scientific contexts, such as engineering and medicine. Example: The hiking trail furcates about three miles in, so make sure you go down the left branch. Where does furcate come from?

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   Where did the word furcate come from?

   • The first records of furcate come from the 1800s. It comes from the Late Latin furcātus, meaning “forked,” from the Latin furc (a), “fork” (as in a fork in the road or a river). In normal conversation, you’d say that a road or a river forks or splits, not that it furcates, unless you were trying to sound technical.

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   When was furcate first used?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective furcate is in the 1810s. OED's earliest evidence for furcate is from 1819, in the writing of George Samouelle. furcate is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin furcātus.

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   Is furcatus a Latin word?

   • Medieval Latin furcatus, past participle of furcare, from Latin furca Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary. Start your free trial today and get unlimited access to America's largest dictionary, with: Ad free!

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   What is the difference between bifurcate and trifurcate?

   • The related verb bifurcate means to divide or fork into two branches or parts, and trifurcate means to divide or fork into three. The noun furcation refers to the act of furcating or to something that is forked or has been split in such a way. These terms are most often used in technical and scientific contexts, such as engineering and medicine.

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8. www.thefreedictionary.com › furcateFurcate - definition of furcate by The Free Dictionary

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   Verb. 1. furcate - divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks". branch, fork, ramify, separate. branch, ramify - grow and send out branches or branch-like structures; "these plants ramify early and get to be very large". arborise, arborize - branch out like trees; "nerve fibers arborize".