arborescence

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French arborescence.

Noun

arborescence (plural arborescences)

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

Translations

tree structure

• Dutch: structuur (nl) f
• Finnish: puumainen rakenne, puurakenne
• French: arborescence (fr) f
• Italian: arborescenza (it) f, ramificazione (it) f
• Manx: billeydys m
• Polish: drzewkowaty system m
• Portuguese: arborescência f
• Spanish: arborescencia f

French

Etymology

From arborescent +‎ -ence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.bɔ.ʁɛ.sɑ̃s/ ~ /aʁ.bɔ.ʁe.sɑ̃s/

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Noun

arborescence f (plural arborescences)

1. arborescence

Further reading

• “arborescence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.