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Definitions for Branching

[1] a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
[2] a limb, offshoot, or ramification of any main stem: the branches of a deer's antlers.
[3] any member or part of a body or system; a section or subdivision: the various branches of learning.
[4] a local operating division of a business, library, or the like.
[5] a line of family descent stemming from a particular ancestor, as distinguished from some other line or lines from the same stock; a division of a family.
[6] a tributary stream or any stream that is not a large river or a bayou.
[7] Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. branch water(def 2) .
[8] Linguistics . (in the classification of related languages within a family) a category of a lower order than a subfamily and of a higher order than a subbranch or a group, as the Germanic branch of Indo-European. Compare group(def 4a) .
[9] Computers . a point in a computer program where the computer selects one of two or more instructions to execute, according to some criterion.
[10] Nautical . a warrant or license permitting a pilot to navigate in certain waters.
[11] to put forth branches; spread in branches.
[12] to divide into separate parts or subdivisions; diverge: The main road branches off to the left.
[13] to expand or extend, as business activities: The bank has plans to branch throughout the state.
[14] to divide into branches or sections.
[15] to adorn with needlework; decorate with embroidery, as in textile fabrics.
[16] branch out , to expand or extend, as business activities, pursuits, interests, etc.: The business is branching out into computers.
[17] physics the occurrence of several decay paths (branches ) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
[18] a secondary woody stem arising from the trunk or bough of a tree or the main stem of a shrub
[19] a subdivision of the stem or root of any other plant
[20] an offshoot or secondary part a branch of a deer's antlers
[21] a subdivision or subsidiary section of something larger or more complex branches of learning ; branch of the family (as modifier ) a branch office
[22] US any small stream
[23] maths a section of a curve separated from the rest of the curve by discontinuities or special points
[24] Also called: jump computing a departure from the normal sequence of programmed instructions into a separate program area
[25] an alternative route in an atomic or nuclear decay series
[26] (intr) (of a tree or other plant) to produce or possess branches
[27] (intr usually foll by from ) (of stems, roots, etc) to grow and diverge (from another part)
[28] to divide or be divided into subsidiaries or offshoots
[29] (intr often foll by off ) to diverge from the main way, road, topic, etc

Words related to Branching

branchconsequence, upshot, complication, rive, divide, separate, tear, splinter, isolate, rip, break, disband, crack, open, sever, traverse, span, unite, veer, deviate

Words nearby Branching

branchbrampton, bramwell, bran, bran tub, branagh, branch, branch cut, branch instruction, branch line, branch off, branch officer

Origin of Branching

1250–1300; Middle English bra(u)nche < Anglo-French; Old French branche < Late Latin branca paw, of uncertain origin

Other words from Branching

branch·less , adjective
branch·like , adjective
in·ter·branch , adjective
mul·ti·branched , adjective
out·branch , verb (used with object)
un·branched , adjective
un·branch·ing , adjective
un·der·branch , noun
well-branched , adjective

Word origin for Branching

C13: from Old French branche , from Late Latin branca paw, foot

Synonyms for Branching

angled, bifurcate, bifurcated, branched, divaricate, divided, furcate, furcated, split, tined, zigzag, bifid, dichotomous, dichotonic, pronged, tridented