noun🔗ShareA division into two branches."The road showed a clear bifurcation, with one path leading to the mountains and the other to the beach. "partbiologyscienceanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two."The road to the beach had a bifurcation, with one path leading to the north shore and the other to the south. "partplacestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two."The road to the hiking trail had a clear bifurcation, with one path leading uphill and the other heading toward the river. "partstructurebiologyanatomysystemnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEither of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division."The road presented a clear bifurcation, with one path leading to the beach and the other to the town center. "partstructurewaybiologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet."At the bifurcation in the path, we decided to go left towards the lake. "geographyareaplacewayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward."The captain announced the upcoming bifurcation, warning that smaller vessels should stay to the right channel. "nauticalgeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory."The family's financial situation underwent a bifurcation when the parents lost their jobs, causing a sudden shift in their lifestyle and priorities. "theorysciencemathphysicsstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition."The bifurcation in the program occurred at the point where it checked the user's age: if they were over 18, they accessed adult content; otherwise, they were directed to the kids' section. "computinglogicconditiontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading