dendritically
9.1
In a way that forms many thin branches like a tree
- adverb
- /dɛnˈdrɪtɪkli/
- Specialized
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dendriticamente
- The neural pathways in the brain connect dendritically, resembling the branches of a tree.
Examples
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During development, the neurons extend their fibers dendritically, allowing for complex communication.
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The roots of the plant grew dendritically, spreading out in a network to absorb nutrients.
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For example, we know now that the easiest way to flow between one point (source, sink) and an infinite number of points (area, volume) is to flow dendritically, in a tree pattern.
Academic text (2009)
Surface Forms
dendritically positive
Morphology
Etymology
Dendritically comes from the Greek root dendron, which means 'tree', and from the related word dendrite meaning 'little tree'. So to act dendritically is to grow or spread in a 'tree-like' or branching way, which explains its use for patterns that have many small branches.
