Forficate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹfᵻkˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːfɪkˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːfɪkˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹfᵻkˌeɪt/.

Examples

the biramous appendages of an arthropod
long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects
a forked river

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bifurcate biramous fork-like pronged prongy forked branched

Parts of Speech

adjective

resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

“the biramous appendages of an arthropod”

Word Forms

prong

noun

a pointed projection

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

forfizieren

ähnelt einer Gabel; divided or separated into two branches

🇫🇷French

forifier

ressemblant à une fourchette; divisé ou séparé en deux branches

🇪🇸Spanish

forficar

parecido a un tenedor; dividido o separado en dos ramas

🇮🇹Italian

fortificare

simile a una forchetta; diviso o separato in due rami

🇳🇱Dutch

forficeren

lijkt op een vork; verdeeld of gescheiden in twee takken

🇵🇹Portuguese

forficar

semelhante a um garfo; dividido ou separado em dois ramos

🇷🇺Russian

форфицировать

напоминающий вилку; разделен или разделен на две ветви

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़ब्त करना

एक कांटा जैसा; दो शाखाओं में विभाजित या विभाजित

🇧🇩Bengali

দমন করা

একটি কাঁটাচামচ অনুরূপ; বিভক্ত বা দুটি শাখায় বিভক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

வலுவிழக்கச் செய்

ஒரு முட்கரண்டி போன்றது; இரண்டு கிளைகளாக பிரிக்கப்பட்டது அல்லது பிரிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్బంధించు

ఒక ఫోర్క్ పోలి; విభజించబడింది లేదా రెండు శాఖలుగా విభజించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

सक्ती करणे

काट्यासारखे दिसणारे; दोन शाखांमध्ये विभागलेले किंवा वेगळे केले

🇮🇳Gujarati

બંધ કરવું

કાંટો જેવું લાગે છે; બે શાખાઓમાં વિભાજિત અથવા વિભાજિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫೋರ್ಫಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ

ಫೋರ್ಕ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹೋಲುತ್ತದೆ; ಎರಡು ಶಾಖೆಗಳಾಗಿ ವಿಂಗಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಬೇರ್ಪಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബലപ്പെടുത്തുക

ഒരു നാൽക്കവലയോട് സാമ്യമുള്ളത്; രണ്ട് ശാഖകളായി വിഭജിക്കുകയോ വേർതിരിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਬਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਕਾਂਟੇ ਵਰਗਾ; ਦੋ ਸ਼ਾਖਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੰਡਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਖ ਕੀਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

معاف کرنا

کانٹے سے مشابہت دو شاخوں میں تقسیم یا الگ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

福卡泰

类似叉子；分成或分成两个分支

🇯🇵Japanese

強制する

フォークに似ています。 2つの枝に分かれる、または分けられる

🇰🇷Korean

강제하다

포크와 비슷함; 두 가지로 나누어지거나 분리됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

buộc chặt

giống như một cái nĩa; chia hoặc tách thành hai nhánh

🇹🇭Thai

ยึดทรัพย์

คล้ายส้อม แบ่งหรือแยกออกเป็นสองสาขา

🇮🇩Indonesian

memalsukan

menyerupai garpu; terbagi atau dipisahkan menjadi dua cabang

🇵🇭Filipino

magpatawad

kahawig ng isang tinidor; hinati o pinaghiwalay sa dalawang sangay

🇲🇾Malay

membentengi

menyerupai garpu; dibahagikan atau dipisahkan kepada dua cabang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عمل

تشبه الشوكة مقسمة أو منفصلة إلى فرعين

🇮🇷Persian

مصادره کردن

شبیه چنگال؛ به دو شاخه تقسیم یا جدا می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

gasp etmek

çatala benzeyen; iki kola bölünmüş veya ayrılmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

לחזק

דומה למזלג; מחולקים או מופרדים לשני ענפים

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