forking

English Thesaurus

1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches (noun.act)

hypernym	:	division,
definition	:	the act or process of dividing (noun.act)

hyponym	:	bifurcation,
definition	:	the act of splitting into two branches (noun.act)

hyponym	:	trifurcation,
definition	:	the act of splitting into three branches (noun.act)

hyponym	:	divarication,
definition	:	branching at a wide angle (noun.act)

hyponym	:	fibrillation,
definition	:	act or process of forming fibrils (noun.act)

2. the place where something divides into branches (noun.shape)

hypernym	:	angular shape, angularity,
definition	:	a shape having one or more sharp angles (noun.shape)

hyponym	:	bifurcation,
definition	:	the place where something divides into two branches (noun.shape)

part holonym	:	branch, leg, ramification,
definition	:	a part of a forked or branching shape (noun.shape)

3. the act of branching out or dividing into branches (noun.act)

derivation	:	branch, fork, furcate, ramify, separate,
definition	:	divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork (verb.change)

derivation	:	branch, ramify,
definition	:	grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change)

derivation	:	bifurcate,
definition	:	divide into two branches (verb.change)

derivation	:	bifurcate,
definition	:	split or divide into two (verb.stative)

4. the place where something divides into branches (noun.shape)

derivation	:	branch, fork, furcate, ramify, separate,
definition	:	divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork (verb.change)

5. the act of branching out or dividing into branches (noun.act)

derivation	:	branch, fork, furcate, ramify, separate,
definition	:	divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork (verb.change)

derivation	:	branch, ramify,
definition	:	grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change)

derivation	:	bifurcate,
definition	:	divide into two branches (verb.change)

derivation	:	bifurcate,
definition	:	split or divide into two (verb.stative)

6. the place where something divides into branches (noun.shape)

derivation	:	branch, fork, furcate, ramify, separate,
definition	:	divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork (verb.change)