Definition of branch

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of branch is as below...

Branch (a.) Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic; a branch store..

Lern More About Branch

Antler :: Antler (n.) The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine animal, as of a stag..
Geometry :: Geometry (n.) That branch of mathematics which investigates the relations, properties, and measurement of solids, surfaces, lines, and angles; the science which treats of the properties and relations of magnitudes; the science of the relations of space..
Zeugobranchiata :: Zeugobranchiata (n. pl.) Same as Zygobranchia.
Brake :: Brake (n.) A fern of the genus Pteris, esp. the P. aquilina, common in almost all countries. It has solitary stems dividing into three principal branches. Less properly: Any fern..
Zetetics :: Zetetics (a.) A branch of algebra which relates to the direct search for unknown quantities.
Porites :: Porites (n.) An important genus of reef-building corals having small twelve-rayed calicles, and a very porous coral. Some species are branched, others grow in large massive or globular forms..
Zamang :: Zamang (n.) An immense leguminous tree (Pithecolobium Saman) of Venezuela. Its branches form a hemispherical mass, often one hundred and eighty feet across. The sweet pulpy pods are used commonly for feeding cattle. Also called rain tree..
Epipodite :: Epipodite (n.) The outer branch of the legs in certain Crustacea. See Maxilliped.
Bush :: Bush (v. i.) To branch thickly in the manner of a bush.
Furcated :: Furcated (a.) Forked; branching like a fork; as, furcate twigs..
Phyllobranchia :: Phyllobranchia (n.) A crustacean gill composed of lamellae.
Knot :: Knot (n.) A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock and making a hard place in the timber. A loose knot is generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered by later woody growth.
Ophthalmoscopy :: Ophthalmoscopy (n.) A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a person's temper and character from the appearance of the eyes.
Provine :: Provine (v. t.) To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation.
Interlobular :: Interlobular (a.) Between lobules; as, the interlobular branches of the portal vein..
Extrabranchial :: Extrabranchial (a.) Outside of the branchial arches; -- said of the cartilages thus placed in some fishes.
Nidamental :: Nidamental (a.) Of, pertaining to, or baring, eggs or egg capsules; as, the nidament capsules of certain gastropods; nidamental glands. See Illust. of Dibranchiata..
Divaricate :: Divaricate (a.) Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc..
Stichomancy :: Stichidium (n.) A special podlike or fusiform branch containing tetraspores. It is found in certain red algae.
Electrology :: Electrology (n.) That branch of physical science which treats of the phenomena of electricity and its properties.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us