1. to divide into three branches or parts
Usage: formal

1. having three branches or divisions
Usage: formal; technical

Examples

• The river trifurcates near the delta, creating three separate channels.
• The lightning bolt appeared to trifurcate as it struck the ground.
• The trifurcate design of the sculpture resembled a three-pronged fork.
• Scientists studied the trifurcate structure of the coral formation.
• The path trifurcates at the top of the hill, leading to three different villages.
• The trifurcate leaf pattern is characteristic of this plant species.