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trifurcates

trifurcates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of trifurcate.

Meaning of trifurcate

Verb

trifurcate (third-person singular simple present trifurcates, present participle trifurcating, simple past and past participle trifurcated)

  1. To divide or fork into three channels or branches.
    • 2. Branches of the insular part; the MCA may usually bifurcate (78%), trifurcate (Russo, 2011) or quadfurcate (10%) here.2022 August 11, Seyho Cem YUCETAS, “THE ANTERIOR ARTERIAL CIRCULATION OF THE BRAIN”, in HEALTH & SCIENCE 2022-II, volume II, Efe Akademi Yayınları, →ISBN, page 12

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Questions about trifurcates

What is trifurcates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Trifurcates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of trifurcate.

Words near trifurcates in the dictionary

  1. trifuran
  2. trifurans
  3. trifurcal
  4. trifurcate
  5. trifurcated
  6. trifurcates
  7. trifurcating
  8. trifurcation
  9. trifurcations
  10. trig
  11. trig identity

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