divaricate
- IPA[dʌɪˈvarɪkeɪt]
英式
- stretch or spread apart; diverge widely
- (of a branch) coming off the stem almost at a right angle.
verb: divaricate, 3rd person present: divaricates, gerund or present participle: divaricating, past tense: divaricated, past participle: divaricated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. technical, literary stretch or spread apart; diverge widely her crow's feet are divaricating like deltas
形容詞
- 1. (of a branch) coming off the stem almost at a right angle.
- 更多解釋
- stretch or spread apart; diverge widely: her crow's feet are divaricating like deltas
- (of a branch) coming off the stem almost at a right angle.
Oxford American Dictionary