Branch
Definition of Branch
n. | 1. | (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant. | | 2. | Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as, the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a branch of a river; a branch of a railway. | | 3. | Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct article; a section or subdivision; a department. | | 4. | (Geom.) One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola. | | 5. | A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; as, the English branch of a family. | | 6. | (Naut.) A warrant or commission given to a pilot, authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters. | a. | 1. | 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. | v. i. | 1. | To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify. | | 2. | To divide into separate parts or subdivision. | v. t. | 1. | To divide as into branches; to make subordinate division in. | | 2. | To adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers, or twigs. |
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