Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quadfurcation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: quad-fur-ca-tion
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A forking or division into four branches.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The path length in comparison to the vector length defines a length-tortuosity parameter. Trifurcations and quadfurcations can be expressed as segments without length."
"Is it possible that architecture can mutate into equal parts GPS, abstract machine, event horizon, and vague placeform, a kind of quadfurcation of the purpose of building?"
"As a consequence, points are classified as loose, end- or midpoints, or as bi-, tri- or quadfurcations, depending on the number of direct neighbor points."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri-clip. English quad- English furcation English quadfurcation From quad- + furcation.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

quadfurcations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bifurcation trifurcation quadfurcated

Questions

What does quadfurcation mean?: A forking or division into four branches.
Where does quadfurcation come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri-clip. English quad- English furcation English quadfurcation From quad- + furcation.

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