trifurcate

[ trahy-fur-keyt, trahy-fer-keyt; adjective trahy-fur-kit, trahy-fer- ]
/ traɪˈfɜr keɪt, ˈtraɪ fərˌkeɪt; adjective traɪˈfɜr kɪt, ˈtraɪ fər- /

verb (used without object), tri·fur·cat·ed, tri·fur·cat·ing.

to divide into three forks or branches.

adjective

Also tri·fur·cat·ed. divided into three forks or branches.

Origin of trifurcate

First recorded in 1650–60; see origin at tri-, furcate

OTHER WORDS FROM trifurcate

tri·fur·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby trifurcate

trifoliolate, trifolium, triforium, triform, trifunctional, trifurcate, trifurcation, trig, trig point, trig., triga

British Dictionary definitions for trifurcation

trifurcate

trifurcated

/ (ˈtraɪfɜːkɪt, -ˌkeɪt) /

adjective

having three branches or forks

Derived forms of trifurcate

trifurcation, noun

Word Origin for trifurcate

from Latin trifurcus, from tri- + furca a fork

Medical definitions for trifurcation

trifurcation
[ trī′fər-kā′shən ]

n.

A division into three branches.

Other words from trifurcation

tri•fur′cate v.