"furcation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: furcations [plural]
Etymology: furcate + -ion Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|furcate|ion}} furcate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} furcation (countable and uncountable, plural furcations)
  1. The act or process of furcating; a forking or branching out. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: bifurcation Translations (The act or process of furcating; a forking or branching out): haarautuminen (Finnish), haaroittuminen (Finnish), Gabelung [feminine] (German), Verzweigung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-furcation-en-noun-tBxtg7ph Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ion

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "sense": "The act or process of furcating; a forking or branching out",
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    },
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