splitdirection
nounUK /ˈsplɪt.dɪˌrɛk.ʃən/
US /ˈsplɪt.dəˌrɛk.ʃən/
The way something splits or goes apart into two or more ways.
The splitdirection of the river sent water into two separate streams.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, the direction in which a window or screen is divided into panes.
Change the splitdirection to vertical so the two documents sit side by side.
3. The orientation along which a material or object breaks apart.
The wood's splitdirection ran along the grain, making it easy to cleave.
4. The chosen path a group takes when it divides into smaller groups.
The hikers agreed on a splitdirection before separating at the trail junction.