divaricate

divaricate
[dʌɪˈvarɪkeɪt, dɪ-]
verb
  1. [no obj.](technical or poetic/literary)stretch or spread apart; diverge widely
    (技,诗/文)伸展;铺开;叉开
    her crow's feet are divaricating like deltas.
    她的乌鸦般的脚叉开成三角形。
adjective
  1. (Botany)(of a branch) coming off the stem almost at a right angle
    (植)(树枝)叉开
派生
divarication
noun
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from Latin divaricat- 'stretched apart', from the verb divaricare, from di- (expressing intensive force) + varicare 'stretch the legs apart' (from varicus 'straddling')
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