Divarication

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Divarication \Di*var`i*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. divarication.]
     1. A separation into two parts or branches; a forking; a
        divergence.
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     2. An ambiguity of meaning; a disagreement of difference in


        opinion. --Sir T. Browne.
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     3. (Biol.) A divergence of lines of color sculpture, or of
        fibers at different angles.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  divarication
       n : branching at a wide angle