furcation

• Nom désignant le point ou l'endroit où quelque chose se divise ou se sépare en branches.

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.

   Bifurcation

   • 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.

   Synonymesbifurcationbranchingdivergencedivisionforkforkingramificationsplit

   Antonymesconvergencejoiningjunctionunion