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quadfurcated

quadfurcated adjective: quadrifurcated.

Adjective

quadfurcated (not comparable)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Quadrifurcated.
    • The gasketed slidewire has a quadfurcated contactor for assuring that at least one or more contacts provide electrical continuity at all times despite the presence of dust or vibrations, it is claimed.1968, Pulp & Paper, volume 42, Miller Freeman Publications, page 40
    • A combustion flame is fed by a diverted portion of a process stream and the common end of a bifurcated or quadfurcated fiber-optic light guide is adapted to collect light from the flame.1990, Chemical Abstracts, volume 112, American Chemical Society, page 837
    Synonyms:
    quadrifurcate

Synonyms of quadfurcated

Origin of quadfurcated

From quad- + furcated.

Questions about quadfurcated

What does quadfurcated mean?
Quadfurcated means quadrifurcated.
What part of speech is quadfurcated?
Quadfurcated is an adjective.

Words near quadfurcated in the dictionary

  1. Quades
  2. quadexciton
  3. quadexcitons
  4. quadfecta
  5. quadfectas
  6. quadfurcated
  7. quadfurcation
  8. quadfurcations
  9. Quadhafi
  10. Quadi
  11. Quadis

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