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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

  1. noun The splitting of something into two branches or parts, or the point at which that split happens.
  2. noun In law, the division of a trial or dispute into separate stages that are heard one after the other.
  3. 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

  1. noun A woody offshoot growing from the trunk or a larger limb of a tree.
  2. noun One of several local offices or outlets belonging to a larger organisation.
  3. noun A distinct part or subdivision of a subject, family, or system.
  4. verb To split into two or more parts, or to grow outward like a tree limb.

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