English noun: forking | |||
1. | forking (shape) the place where something divides into branches | ||
Synonyms | furcation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | angular shape, angularity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bifurcation | ||
Part holonym | branch, leg, ramification | ||
2. | forking (act) the act of branching out or dividing into branches | ||
Synonyms | branching, fork, ramification | ||
Broader (hypernym) | division | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bifurcation, divarication, fibrillation, trifurcation | ||