Y-shaped
Like a slingshot
Shaped like the letter Y, with a single stem that splits into two branches at an angle: a Y-shaped intersection, a Y-shaped slingshot.
The term describes anything that divides or forks symmetrically from a common point.
Forked projectile launcher
- wishboneForked poultry bone
- catapultSiege engine for launching
- lyreSmall plucked string instrument
- clevisU-shaped connector with pin
bipod · crotch · antlers · pelvis · hyoid · sternum · manubrium · yoke
Tined eating tool
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- twigSlender woody shoot
- branchDivision or woody limb
- limbJointed bodily projection
bough · crotch · sapling · tree · pruning · grafting · espalier · candelabra
Point where paths meet
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- mergeCombine into unity
slingshot
Forked projectile launcher
clevis · bipod · crotch · antlers · pelvis · hyoid · sternum · manubrium · yoke · bridle
fork
Tined eating tool
- bifurcationDivision into two branches
- twigSlender woody shoot
- branchDivision or woody limb
limb · bough · crotch · sapling · tree · pruning · grafting · espalier · candelabra · tributary
intersection
Point where paths meet
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
rune
Ancient Germanic letter
chromosome
DNA strand carrying genes
lymphatic · bronchial · vascular · arterial · neural · dendrite · axon · capillary · bifid
Y-shapedstraight-line
Without curves or bends
undivided · converging · parallel · unidirectional · T-shaped
Y-shapedconverging
Moving toward sameness
merging · unified · continuous · unitary · undivided