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Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb, adjective bahy-fer-keyt, bahy-fur-keyt; adjective bahy-fer-kit, bahy-fur-
Phonetic Transcription : verb, adjective ˈbaɪ fərˌkeɪt, baɪˈfɜr keɪt; adjective ˈbaɪ fər kɪt, baɪˈfɜr-


Définition of bifurcate

Origin :
  • 1610s, from Medieval Latin bifurcatus, from Latin bi- (see bi-) + furca, the root of fork. Related: Bifurcated; bifurcating.
  • verb divide into two branches
Example sentences :
  • Bifurcate, twice forked; or more commonly, forked into two branches.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
  • The marginal spine next above the pedunculated operculum, bifurcate.
  • Extract from : « Narrative Of The Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By The Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During The Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries And Surveys In New Guinea, The Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. To Which Is Added The Account Of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition For The Exploration Of The Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist To The Expedition. In Two Volumes. Volume 1. » by John MacGillivray
  • The largest class comprises those with the bifurcate spout, which serves at the same time for a handle.
  • Extract from : « The Ceramic Art » by Jennie J. Young
  • From the single vessel with bifurcate spout we may pass to others in which there are two openings joined together by a handle.
  • Extract from : « The Ceramic Art » by Jennie J. Young
  • The flaking used to bifurcate the stem appears to be of the same type as that used to bevel the stem edges.
  • Extract from : « Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types » by James W. Cambron
  • The roads from Cagnes to Grasse and Vence bifurcate at the foot of the hill on which the castle is built.
  • Extract from : « Riviera Towns » by Herbert Adams Gibbons
  • That spurt was sufficient to rob De Wet of his last impedimenta, to cause him to bifurcate in his flight.
  • Extract from : « On the Heels of De Wet » by The Intelligence Officer
  • The sulcus is bifurcate; the fork is near the base and almost gives the appearance of two sulci on some specimens.
  • Extract from : « A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) » by John Wellman
  • There are often smaller gills between the others, and sometimes they are two-forked (bifurcate), and are connected by veins.
  • Extract from : « Among the Mushrooms » by Ellen M. Dallas and Caroline A. Burgin
  • The dry conditions that open the cone and release the seeds cause the bifurcate base of the wing to grasp the nut more firmly.
  • Extract from : « The Genus Pinus » by George Russell Shaw

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