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- [verb, adjective bahy-fer-keyt, bahy-fur-keyt; adjective bahy-fer-kit, bahy-fur-]
- /verb, adjective ˈbaɪ fərˌkeɪt, baɪˈfɜr keɪt; adjective ˈbaɪ fər kɪt, baɪˈfɜr-/
- /ˌbaɪ.fə.ˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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- [verb, adjective bahy-fer-keyt, bahy-fur-keyt; adjective bahy-fer-kit, bahy-fur-]
- /verb, adjective ˈbaɪ fərˌkeɪt, baɪˈfɜr keɪt; adjective ˈbaɪ fər kɪt, baɪˈfɜr-/
Definitions of bifurcation word
- noun bifurcation the act or fact of bifurcating 3
- noun bifurcation the place where this occurs 3
- adjective bifurcation divided into two branches. 1
- noun bifurcation division into two paths 1
- noun bifurcation (biology) A division into two branches. 0
- noun bifurcation (by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two. 0
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Origin of bifurcation
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Medieval Latin bifurcātus, past participle of bifurcāre (bi- bi-1 + furc(a) fork + -ātus -ate1)
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Parts of speech for Bifurcation
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bifurcation popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bifurcation
noun bifurcation
- consequence — The consequences of something are the results or effects of it.
- upshot — the final issue, the conclusion, or the result: The upshot of the disagreement was a new bylaw.
- complication — A complication is a problem or difficulty that makes a situation harder to deal with.
- subdivision — the act or fact of subdividing.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
Antonyms for bifurcation
noun bifurcation
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- unity — the state of being one; oneness.
- juncture — a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
- cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
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