Bifurcate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

split or divide into two

divide into two branches

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹtɹɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːslaʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːslaʊt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹtɹɪdʒ/.

Examples

The road bifurcated
the biramous appendages of an arthropod
long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

biramous forficate fork-like pronged prongy forked branched

Parts of Speech

verb	split or divide into two
verb	divide into two branches “The road bifurcated”
adjective	resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches “the biramous appendages of an arthropod”

Word Forms

fork	noun	the act of branching out or dividing into branches
bifurcation	noun	a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
prong	noun	a pointed projection

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verzweigen

teilen oder in zwei Teile teilen

🇫🇷French

bifurqué

diviser ou diviser en deux

🇪🇸Spanish

bifurcar

dividir o dividir en dos

🇮🇹Italian

biforcuto

dividere o dividere in due

🇳🇱Dutch

splitsen

splitsen of in tweeën delen

🇵🇹Portuguese

bifurcado

dividir ou dividir em dois

🇷🇺Russian

раздваиваться

разделить или разделить на две части

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दो शाखाओं में बांटना

दो भागों में बाँटना या बाँटना

🇧🇩Bengali

দ্বিখণ্ডিত

বিভক্ত বা দুই ভাগে ভাগ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

இரண்டாக பிரிக்கவும்

இரண்டாகப் பிரிக்கவும் அல்லது பிரிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

రెండుగా విభజించు

విభజించండి లేదా రెండుగా విభజించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

दुभाजक

विभाजित किंवा दोन मध्ये विभागणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિભાજન

વિભાજીત કરો અથવા બે ભાગમાં વહેંચો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಬ್ಭಾಗ ಮಾಡಿ

ವಿಭಜಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಎರಡಾಗಿ ವಿಭಜಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രണ്ടായി വിഭജിക്കുക

രണ്ടായി വിഭജിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിഭജിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੰਡਿਆ

ਵੰਡੋ ਜਾਂ ਦੋ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੰਡੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تقسیم

تقسیم یا دو میں تقسیم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分叉

分裂或分成两部分

🇯🇵Japanese

分岐する

分割するか2つに分ける

🇰🇷Korean

두 갈래로 갈라지다

나누거나 둘로 나누다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chia đôi

chia hoặc chia thành hai

🇹🇭Thai

แยกไปสองทาง

แบ่งหรือแบ่งออกเป็นสอง

🇮🇩Indonesian

membagi dlm dua cabang

membelah atau membagi menjadi dua

🇲🇾Malay

bercabang dua

berpecah atau berpecah kepada dua

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذو شعبتين

تقسيم أو تقسيم إلى قسمين

🇮🇷Persian

دو شاخه شدن

تقسیم یا تقسیم به دو

🇹🇷Turkish

çatallanmak

ikiye bölmek veya bölmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתפצלים

לפצל או לחלק לשניים

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