bifurcates
Divides in two
Bifurcates means divides into two branches or forks.
A road bifurcates at a junction; a river bifurcates around an island.
The term extends to abstract divisions: The debate bifurcates along partisan lines.
Something that bifurcates splits into two distinct paths, options, or categories.
Act of selecting
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- alternativesOther available options
- forkTined eating tool
options · diverge · paths · direction · turning point · juncture · either-or · parting
Forked at one end
- forkedDivided into prongs
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
- dendriticBranching like a tree
- arborescentResembling a tree
bipartite · dichotomous · tributary · delta · prong · tine · split · crotch
Divides into parts
- separatesDivides into portions
- cleavesSplits or adheres
- partitionsBarriers dividing a space
- halvesEqual portions of whole
bisects · severs · diverges · branches · forks · ramifies · dichotomizes · subdivides
choice
Act of selecting
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- alternativesOther available options
fork · options · diverge · paths · direction · turning point · juncture · either-or · parting · watershed
Y-shaped
Forked at one end
arborescent · bipartite · dichotomous · tributary · delta · prong · tine · split · crotch · junction
splits
Divides into parts
- separatesDivides into portions
- cleavesSplits or adheres
- partitionsBarriers dividing a space
halves · bisects · severs · diverges · branches · forks · ramifies · dichotomizes · subdivides · segregates
artery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
bronchi · carotid · femoral · jugular · capillary · ureter · biliary · lymphatic · esophagus · airway