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risteys — 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.
  • crossing noun A place where a road, river, or railway can be crossed.
  • crossover noun A blend of two different styles, genres, or fields, especially in music or entertainment.
  • crossroads noun A place where two or more roads meet.
  • intersection noun A place where two or more roads or paths meet or cross.
  • juncture noun A particular point in time, especially a critical or important one.

Senses

risteys is used for these senses in English:

  • X Cross, crossing.
  • bifurcation (geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
  • crossing An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
  • crossroads (figuratively, by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.
  • intersection The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
  • juncture A place where things join, a junction.

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.

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