vertakking — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bifurcation noun The splitting of something into two branches or parts, or the point at which that split happens.
- branch noun A woody offshoot growing from the trunk or a larger limb of a tree.
- collateral noun An asset pledged as security for a loan, which the lender can claim if the borrower fails to repay.
- ramification noun A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.
Senses
vertakking is used for these senses in English:
- bifurcation (biology) A division into two branches.
- bifurcation (by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
- bifurcation The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
- bifurcation Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
- branch Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.
- collateral (anatomy) A branch of a bodily part or system of organs.
bifurcation — full definition
- noun The splitting of something into two branches or parts, or the point at which that split happens.
- noun In law, the division of a trial or dispute into separate stages that are heard one after the other.
- noun In mathematics and physics, a sudden qualitative change in the behaviour of a system as one of its parameters passes a critical value.
branch — full definition
- noun A woody offshoot growing from the trunk or a larger limb of a tree.
- noun One of several local offices or outlets belonging to a larger organisation.
- noun A distinct part or subdivision of a subject, family, or system.
- verb To split into two or more parts, or to grow outward like a tree limb.