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 | ||