Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
- forked; branching.
verb (used without object), fur·cat·ed, fur·cat·ing.
- to form a fork; branch.
verb (ˈfɜːkeɪt)
- to divide into two parts; fork
adjective (ˈfɜːkeɪt, -kɪt) furcated
- forked; dividedfurcate branches
“forked,” 1819, from Medieval Latin furcatus, from Latin furca (see fork). As a verb, from 1828 (implied in furcated).
n.
- A forking, or a forklike part or branch.
- The region of a multirooted tooth at which the root divides.