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- [adjective fur-keyt, -kit; verb fur-keyt]
- /adjective ˈfɜr keɪt, -kɪt; verb ˈfɜr keɪt/
- /ˈfɜːk.eɪt/
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- [adjective fur-keyt, -kit; verb fur-keyt]
- /adjective ˈfɜr keɪt, -kɪt; verb ˈfɜr keɪt/
Definitions of furcate word
- adjective furcate forked; branching. 1
- verb without object furcate to form a fork; branch. 1
- noun furcate Divide into two or more branches; fork. 1
- verb furcate to divide into two parts; fork 0
- adjective furcate forked; divided 0
- abbreviation FURCATE forked 0
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Origin of furcate
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20, furcate is from the Medieval Latin word furcātus cloven. See fork, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Furcate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
furcate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for furcate
verb furcate
- fork — an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- bifurcate — If something such as a line or path bifurcates or is bifurcated, it divides into two parts which go in different directions.
- intersect — to cut or divide by passing through or across: The highway intersects the town.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- halve — to divide into two equal parts.
adj furcate
- divided — separated; separate.
- zigzag — a line, course, or progression characterized by sharp turns first to one side and then to the other.
- branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
- tined — a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- angled — set at an angle
Antonyms for furcate
verb furcate
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
adj furcate
- joined — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- unbranched — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
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