bifurcation

A noun referring to the act or process of splitting into two branches or parts, or the point at which such a division occurs.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее действие или процесс разделения на две ветви или части, или точку, в которой происходит такое разделение.esSustantivo que denota la acción o proceso de dividirse en dos ramas o partes, o el punto en el que ocurre dicha división.frNom désignant l'action ou le processus de division en deux branches ou parties, ou le point où cette division se produit.deSubstantiv, das die Handlung oder den Prozess der Teilung in zwei Zweige oder Teile bezeichnet, oder den Punkt, an dem eine solche Teilung erfolgt.ptSubstantivo que designa a ação ou o processo de dividir-se em dois ramos ou partes, ou o ponto em que ocorre essa divisão.zh指分叉、分成两支的过程或状态，或发生这种分叉的点。也可引申指事物的分裂或分化。arالاسم يدل على عملية أو فعل الانقسام إلى فرعين أو جزءين، أو على نقطة أو موضع حدوث هذا الانقسام.

1. A dividing branch C1 formal

   One of the two branches that result from a division or splitting.

   • The river formed a bifurcation, creating two distinct streams.
   • Each bifurcation of the tree led to a different path.
   • The road's bifurcation confused the travelers.

   ruРазветвлениеesrama resultante de una bifurcaciónfrBranche issue d'une divisiondeAbzweigungptBifurcaçãozh分叉arتفرع

   同义词: branchforkprong

2. Division point C1 formal

   The specific location where something splits into two separate parts or branches.

   • The bifurcation of the main artery occurs near the heart.
   • We reached the bifurcation of the trail and had to choose a direction.
   • The map clearly marks the bifurcation of the highway.

   ruТочка раздвоенияespunto de bifurcaciónfrPoint de divisiondeTeilungspunktptPonto de bifurcaçãozh分叉点arنقطة التشعب

   同义词: branchingdivergencedivisionforksplit

3. Act of splitting C1 formal

   The process or action of dividing into two branches or parts.

   • The bifurcation of the company into two separate entities was a strategic move.
   • Scientists studied the bifurcation of the cell during division.
   • The political party faced a bifurcation over key policy issues.

   ruРазделениеesBifurcaciónfrBifurcationdeGabelungptBifurcaçãozh分叉arالانقسام

   同义词: bisectionbranchingdichotomydivisionforkingseparationsplitting

   反义词: convergencemergerunification

• bifurcations plural form
• bifurcations' possessive plural form
• bifurcation's possessive singular form