Furcate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɜːkeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɜːkeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɜːkeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɜːkeɪt/.

Examples

The road forks

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

branch fork separate ramify

Parts of Speech

verb	divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork “The road forks”

Word Forms

branch	noun	a part of a forked or branching shape
ramification	noun	a part of a forked or branching shape
fork	noun	the act of branching out or dividing into branches
forking	noun	the place where something divides into branches
furcation	noun	the place where something divides into branches

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gabeln

in zwei oder mehr Zweige teilen, so dass eine Gabelung entsteht

🇫🇷French

furquer

diviser en deux ou plusieurs branches de manière à former une fourchette

🇪🇸Spanish

ahorquillado

dividir en dos o más ramas para formar una bifurcación

🇮🇹Italian

forcuto

dividerlo in due o più rami in modo da formare una forchetta

🇳🇱Dutch

gevorkt

verdeel het in twee of meer takken, zodat er een vork ontstaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

furcar

divida em dois ou mais ramos de modo a formar um garfo

🇷🇺Russian

разветвляться

разделить на две или более ветвей так, чтобы образовалась вилка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फाड़ना

एक कांटा बनाने के लिए दो या दो से अधिक शाखाओं में विभाजित करें

🇧🇩Bengali

ফার্কেট

দুটি বা ততোধিক শাখায় বিভক্ত করুন যাতে একটি কাঁটাচামচ তৈরি হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

துண்டிக்கவும்

ஒரு முட்கரண்டியை உருவாக்கும் வகையில் இரண்டு அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட கிளைகளாக பிரிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చీలిక

ఒక ఫోర్క్ ఏర్పడటానికి రెండు లేదా అంతకంటే ఎక్కువ శాఖలుగా విభజించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

फ्युरकेट

दोन किंवा अधिक शाखांमध्ये विभाजित करा जेणेकरून एक काटा तयार होईल

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફર્કેટ

બે અથવા વધુ શાખાઓમાં વિભાજીત કરો જેથી કાંટો રચાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಛಿದ್ರಗೊಳಿಸು

ಫೋರ್ಕ್ ಅನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸಲು ಎರಡು ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಶಾಖೆಗಳಾಗಿ ವಿಭಜಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിണ്ടുകീറുക

ഒരു നാൽക്കവല രൂപപ്പെടത്തക്കവിധം രണ്ടോ അതിലധികമോ ശാഖകളായി വിഭജിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਰਕੇਟ

ਦੋ ਜਾਂ ਦੋ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਸ਼ਾਖਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੰਡੋ ਤਾਂ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਫੋਰਕ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਸਕੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

فریکٹ

دو یا زیادہ شاخوں میں تقسیم کریں تاکہ کانٹا بن سکے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分叉

分成两个或多个分支以形成叉子

🇯🇵Japanese

分岐する

フォークを形成するように2つ以上の枝に分かれる

🇰🇷Korean

갈라지다

두 개 이상의 가지로 나누어 포크를 형성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xẻ thịt

chia thành hai hoặc nhiều nhánh để tạo thành một nhánh

🇹🇭Thai

ขนลุก

แตกแขนงเป็นสองกิ่งขึ้นไปเป็นรูปส้อม

🇮🇩Indonesian

membelah dua

bagi menjadi dua cabang atau lebih sehingga membentuk garpu

🇲🇾Malay

berbulu

bahagikan kepada dua atau lebih dahan sehingga membentuk garpu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فروكات

قسميها إلى فرعين أو أكثر لتكوين شوكة

🇮🇷Persian

فورکات

به دو یا چند شاخه تقسیم کنید تا یک چنگال تشکیل شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çatallı

bir çatal oluşturacak şekilde iki veya daha fazla dala bölün

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתפתל

מחלקים לשני ענפים או יותר כדי ליצור מזלג

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The primary meaning of 'furcate' is 'divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork'.

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Using 'furcate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'furcate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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