FURCATION

furcation, forking

(noun) the place where something divides into branches

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

furcation (countable and uncountable, plural furcations)

The act or process of furcating; a forking or branching out.

Source: Wiktionary


Fur*ca"tion, n.

Definition: A branching like a. fork.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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