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branching vs trifurcation

trifurcation vs branching

branching and trifurcation both are nouns.

branching is an adjective but trifurcation is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
branching Yes Yes No No
trifurcation Yes No No No
As nouns, trifurcation is a hyponym of branching; that is, trifurcation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than branching:
  • branching: the act of branching out or dividing into branches
  • trifurcation: the act of splitting into three branches
Other hyponyms of branching include bifurcation, divarication, fibrillation.
branching (noun) trifurcation (noun)
the act of branching out or dividing into branches the act of splitting into three branches
branching (adjective) trifurcation (adjective)
having branches
resembling the branches of a tree
Difference between branching and trifurcation

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