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bifurcations

bifurcations is the plural of bifurcation.

Meaning of bifurcation

Noun

bifurcation (countable and uncountable, plural bifurcations)

  1. A division into two branches.
  2. (broadly) Any place where one thing divides into two.
  3. The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
    • “Get away from me, freak.” “Actually, my designation is Logic-y. I take issue with the pejorative when I am simply a product of your self-inflicted bifurcation.”2023 October 12, Edgar Momplaisir, “A Few Badgeys More” (15:59 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 4, episode 7, spoken by Logic-y (Jack McBrayer)
  4. Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
  5. A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
  6. The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.

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What is bifurcations the plural of?
Bifurcations is the plural of bifurcation.

Words near bifurcations in the dictionary

  1. bifurcates
  2. bifurcating
  3. bifurcation
  4. bifurcation theory
  5. bifurcational
  6. bifurcations
  7. bifurcative
  8. bifurcator
  9. bifurcators
  10. bifurcose
  11. bifurcous

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