bifurcation C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˌbaɪfɚˈkeɪʃən/ UK /ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #83868 Meanings 1 noun The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two. “Get away from me, freak.” “Actually, my designation is Logic-y. I take issue with the pejorative when I am simply a product of your self-inflicted bifurcation.”. 2 noun the act of splitting into two branches 3 noun the place where something divides into two branches 4 noun a bifurcating branch (one or both of them) Thesaurus Word family Derived forms bifurcationalpostbifurcationprebifurcationrebifurcation Related forms bifurcatequadfurcationtrifurcation Etymology From bifurcate + -ion. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bifurcation **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌbaɪfɚˈkeɪʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 83868 ## Meanings 1. The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two. 2. the act of splitting into two branches 3. the place where something divides into two branches 4. a bifurcating branch (one or both of them) ## Examples - “Get away from me, freak.” “Actually, my designation is Logic-y. I take issue with the pejorative when I am simply a product of your self-inflicted bifurcation.”. ## Derived Forms - bifurcational - postbifurcation - prebifurcation - rebifurcation ## Related Forms - bifurcate - quadfurcation - trifurcation ## Etymology From bifurcate + -ion. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown