furcation

• Substantiv, das den Punkt oder Ort bezeichnet, an dem sich etwas teilt oder in Äste bzw. Zweige gabelt.

A noun referring to the point or place where something splits or divides into branches.

1. Division into branchesC2formal

   The point or area where something splits or divides into branches or forks.

   Verzweigung

   • The furcation of the tree trunk created two main limbs.
   • In dentistry, furcation refers to the area where tooth roots divide.
   • The river's furcation formed a small island in the middle.

   Synonymebifurcationbranchingdivergencedivisionforkforkingramificationsplit

   Antonymeconvergencejoiningjunctionunion