arborescence

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noun

A tree-like structure.

OriginFrench arborescence →
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Meanings

nounarborescence (plural arborescences)

plural arborescences

  1. A tree-like structure.
  2. graph theoryA directed rooted tree in which all vertices can be reached from the root.

Origin

  1. Frencharborescence
  2. Frencharborescence
  3. Englisharborescence

Borrowed from French arborescence.

More words from French

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Translations

Catalan arborescència
  • arborescènciatree structure
Dutch structuur
  • structuurtree structure
Finnish puumainen rakenne, puurakenne
  • puumainen rakennetree structure
  • puurakennetree structure
French arborescence
  • arborescencetree structure
Italian arborescenza, ramificazione
  • arborescenzatree structure
  • ramificazionetree structure
Polish drzewkowaty system
  • drzewkowaty systemtree structure
Portuguese arborescência
  • arborescênciatree structure
Spanish arborescencia
  • arborescenciatree structure
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APA

arborescence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arborescence

MLA

“arborescence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arborescence. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arborescence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arborescence.

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