Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- adj. Having three forks or branches: trifurcate antennae; trifurcate ribs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- adj. Forked, with three tines or points.
- v. To divide or fork into three channels or branches.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. Having three branches or forks; trichotomous.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Forking or forked into three parts; three-pronged; trichotomous.
- In botany, three-forked; divided into three branches or forks.
- To divide into three parts.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. divide into three
Etymologies
Examples
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We trifurcate the experience and inflate each of the three aspect into something monumental - solid "me," solid
Dispelling Discomfort at the Eight Transitory Things in Life
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The trifurcate consists of a centre point and two driving spikes.
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Thereby, the workpiece is fixed to the trifurcate with a light hammer blow.
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The workpiece is clamped between the trifurcate and the tailstock centre.
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This immature zygote holds it as the ultimate desideratum to consort with the dominate aborigine of the trifurcate variety.
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After having split into three pieces in 2007, Tyco says it will trifurcate its remaining businesses some time next year.
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The department decided to trifurcate the university to overcome the logistical problem of having too many colleges - about 600 - affiliated to the varsity, and also to ensure better management of its affairs.
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That complete the group now proceed to bifurcate, trifurcate or quarter the items in disorder to create the defining boundary objects between the four major domains.
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When that happens, that would be the moment for India to strike hard and trifurcate Pakistan.
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This is the second letter she has sent to Dr. Singh in the last three days, in support of her demand to trifurcate Uttar Pradesh.
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