quadfurcated
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Etymology
Adjective
quadfurcated (not comparable)
- (nonstandard, rare) Quadrifurcated.
- Synonym: quadrifurcate
- 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, volume 112, American Chemical Society, 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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