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quadfurcated

quadfurcated

English

Adjective

quadfurcated (not comparable)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) = quadrifurcate, quadrifurcated
    • 1968, Pulp & Paper, volume 42, Miller Freeman Publications, page 40:
      The gasketed slidewire has a quadfurcated contactor for assuring that at least one or more contacts provide electrical continuity at all times despite the presence of dust or vibrations, it is claimed.
    • 1990, Chemical Abstracts, American Chemical Society, volume 112, page 837:
      A combustion flame is fed by a diverted portion of a process stream and the common end of a bifurcated or quadfurcated fiber-optic light guide is adapted to collect light from the flame.

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