forking
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5.9
- noun
- /ˈfɔrkɪŋ/
:
bifurcación
- The forking in the river created two distinct channels that boats could navigate.
Examples
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The forking paths in the garden allowed visitors to explore different areas of the landscape.
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What about this forking, right here?
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It's a garden of forking paths and it many, many junctions in the road.
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You will be creating a forking, incredible spinning and balancing act.
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Storm drain - forking conduit - day.
Fiction book (1993) -
During the hike, we encountered a forking in the trail where we had to choose a direction.
Synonyms
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3.8
A place where a road, river, or path divides into two branches
20
4.3
Dividing something into separate parts, often with a border
10
3.7
The act of splitting something already split into smaller parts
8
3.4
The action of one thing dividing into parts that spread out
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8.6
A point where a road or river splits into two
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4.9
A split into parts along natural lines, for example in rocks or cells
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6.1
Dividing something into separate parts
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6.0
Dividing something into parts or groups
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7.5
A structure with many branches like a tree
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9.8
The cutting or splitting of something into parts
The act of dividing something into parts or groups
Antonyms
How Branched
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Forking comes from fork, the tool with two or more prongs and from an old word for a forked stick. Think of a river or road 'splitting' into those prongs; so forking is the act of dividing into two or more branches.