arborescent

Syllables: ar·bor·es·cent/ɑːbəˈɹɛsənt/US/ɑːɹbəˈɹɛsənt/

arborescent adjective: like a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching.

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Adjective

arborescent (comparative more arborescent, superlative most arborescent)

Like a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching.
- Hydatica. Stem arborescent, jointed, branched; leaves long, linear.1825 October, “Antediluvian Phytology, illustrated by a collection of the Fossil Remains of Plants peculiar to the Coal Formations of Great Britain. By Edmund Tyrell Artis, F.S.A. & G.S. London...
- In §1 we review the definition of the arborescent links and discuss a convention to inductively analyze these links. We also recall some facts about foliations. In §2 we show how to represent an oriented arborescent link L by a special type of tree called a candidate tree.1986 January, David Gabai, “Genera of the Arborescent Links”, in Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, volume 59, number 339, Providence, R.I.: American Mathematical Society, →ISBN, →ISSN...
Marked by insistence on totalizing principles, binarism and dualism (as opposed to the rhizome theory).
- Gilles Deleuze criticizes the Chomsky hierarchy of formal languages, which he considers a perfect example of arborescent dualistic theory.
- Deleuze and Guattari think, for instance, that metaphysics is an example of arborescent thinking, which is a model of thought like an erect tree, because it has been shaped by arboreal metaphors from the moment of its origin. They explain, "Arborescent systems are hierarchical systems with centers...2000, Carl Olson, Zen and the Art of Postmodern Philosophy: Two Paths of Liberation from the Representational Mode of Thinking, Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press, →ISBN, page 193

arborescent meaning in Tamil

arborescent in Tamil

மரம் போல் வளர்கிற, மரம் போன்ற தோற்றமுடைய, கிளைகொள்ளும், மரம்போன்ற, மரக்கிளையொத்த

Examples of arborescent in a sentence

We will say that the simplicial complex X is arborescent if we can obtain it by a sequence of Whitehead dilations starting from a point.2004, V[alentin] Poénaru, C. Tanasi, “Equivariant, Almost-arborescent Representations of Open Simply-connected 3-manifolds: A Finiteness...
They explain, "Arborescent systems are hierarchical systems with centers of significance (sic) and subjectification, central automata like organized memories.2000, Carl Olson, Zen and the Art of Postmodern Philosophy: Two Paths of Liberation from the Representational Mode of Thinking, Albany...
Considered as a model of Western knowledge, the trunk of this arborescent structure represents human rationality.2012, B[radley] H[udson] McLean, Biblical Interpretation and Philosophical Hermeneutics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page...

Forms of arborescent

comparative	more arborescent
superlative	most arborescent

Origin of arborescent

From Latin arborēscēns, present active participle of arborēscō (“become a tree”). First attested around 1675. The philosophical sense refers to the way genealogy trees are drawn.

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Questions about arborescent

What does arborescent mean?: Arborescent means like a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching.
What is arborescent in Tamil?: Arborescent in Tamil is மரம் போல் வளர்கிற, மரம் போன்ற தோற்றமுடைய, கிளைகொள்ளும். See Arborescent meaning in Tamil.
How do you use arborescent in a sentence?: We will say that the simplicial complex X is arborescent if we can obtain it by a sequence of Whitehead dilations starting from a point.
What part of speech is arborescent?: Arborescent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce arborescent?: Arborescent is pronounced /ɑːbəˈɹɛsənt/ (UK).

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