Definitions for branch
bræntʃ, brɑntʃbranch

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. branch, subdivision, armnoun

   a division of some larger or more complex organization

   "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"

2. branchnoun

   a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

3. branch, leg, ramificationnoun

   a part of a forked or branching shape

   "he broke off one of the branches"

4. outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offsetnoun

   a natural consequence of development

5. branchnoun

   a stream or river connected to a larger one

6. arm, branch, limbverb

   any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

   "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"

7. ramify, branchverb

   grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

   "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"

8. branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separateverb

   divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

   "The road forks"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. branchnoun

   The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.

   Etymology: From branche, from branca, possibly from Gaulish *vranca, akin to Old Norse vró, Lithuanian rankà, Old Church Slavonic rǫka, Albanian rangë.

2. branchnoun

   Something that divides like the branch of a tree.

   Etymology: From branche, from branca, possibly from Gaulish *vranca, akin to Old Norse vró, Lithuanian rankà, Old Church Slavonic rǫka, Albanian rangë.

3. branchnoun

   A location of an organization with several locations.

   Our main branch is downtown, and we have branches in all major suburbs.

   Etymology: From branche, from branca, possibly from Gaulish *vranca, akin to Old Norse vró, Lithuanian rankà, Old Church Slavonic rǫka, Albanian rangë.

4. branchnoun

   A local congregation of the LDS Church that is not large enough to form a ward; see Wikipedia article on ward in LDS church.

   Etymology: From branche, from branca, possibly from Gaulish *vranca, akin to Old Norse vró, Lithuanian rankà, Old Church Slavonic rǫka, Albanian rangë.

5. branchnoun

   An area in business or of knowledge, research.

   Etymology: From branche, from branca, possibly from Gaulish *vranca, akin to Old Norse vró, Lithuanian rankà, Old Church Slavonic rǫka, Albanian rangë.

6. branchnoun

   A certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters.

   Etymology: From branche, from branca, possibly from Gaulish *vranca, akin to Old Norse vró, Lithuanian rankà, Old Church Slavonic rǫka, Albanian rangë.

7. branchverb

   To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.

   Etymology: From branche, from branca, possibly from Gaulish *vranca, akin to Old Norse vró, Lithuanian rankà, Old Church Slavonic rǫka, Albanian rangë.

8. branchverb

   To produce branches.

   Etymology: From branche, from branca, possibly from Gaulish *vranca, akin to Old Norse vró, Lithuanian rankà, Old Church Slavonic rǫka, Albanian rangë.

9. branchverb

   To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.

   Etymology: From branche, from branca, possibly from Gaulish *vranca, akin to Old Norse vró, Lithuanian rankà, Old Church Slavonic rǫka, Albanian rangë.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Branchnoun

   a shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant

2. Branchnoun

   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. Branchnoun

   any member or part of a body or system; a distinct article; a section or subdivision; a department

4. Branchnoun

   one of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola

5. Branchnoun

   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. Branchnoun

   a warrant or commission given to a pilot, authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters

7. Branchadjective

   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

8. Branchverb

   to shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify

9. Branchverb

   to divide into separate parts or subdivision

10. Branchverb

    to divide as into branches; to make subordinate division in

11. Branchverb

    to adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers, or twigs

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Branch

   A branch tree branch is a woody structural member connected to but not part of the central trunk of a tree. Large branches are known as boughs and small branches are known as twigs. While branches can be nearly horizontal, vertical, or diagonal, the majority of trees have upwardly diagonal branches. The term "twig" often refers to a terminus, while "bough" refers only to branches coming directly from the trunk.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Branch

   bransh, n. a shoot or arm-like limb of a tree: anything like a limb of a tree: any offshoot or subdivision, a section or department of a subject: any subordinate division of a business, &c., as a branch-bank or pawn-shop.—v.t. to divide into branches.—v.i. to spread out as a branch (with out, off, from).—adj. Branched.—ns. Branch′er, a young hawk or other bird when it leaves the nest and begins to take to the branches; Branch′ery, branches collectively.—adjs. Branch′ing, furnished with or shooting out branches; Branch′less.—ns. Branch′let, a little branch; Branch′-pī′lot, one who holds the Trinity House certificate; Branch′-work, ornamental figured patterns.—adj. Branch′y.—Root and branch, thoroughly—used also adjectively, as in a 'root-and-branch' policy. [Fr. branche—Low L. branca, a beast's paw—L. brachium.]

The Standard Electrical Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Branch

   A conductor branching from a main line. Sometimes the term is restricted to a principal conductor, from which current is distributed.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. branch

   1. A subdivision of any organization. 2. A geographically separate unit of an activity, which performs all or part of the primary functions of the parent activity on a smaller scale. Unlike an annex, a branch is not merely an overflow addition. 3. An arm or service of the Army. 4. The contingency options built into the base plan. A branch is used for changing the mission, orientation, or direction of movement of a force to aid success of the operation based on anticipated events, opportunities, or disruptions caused by enemy actions and reactions. See also sequel.

CrunchBase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Branch

   Branch (formerly Roundtable) enables a smart new brand of high quality public discourse. Curated groups of people are invited to engage around issues in which they are knowledgeable. This service holds the promise of a new platform for dialogue on the web-a necessary departure from the monologues we have grown so accustomed to reading online.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. branch

   The diploma of those pilots who have passed at the Trinity House, as competent to navigate vessels in particular places. The word branch is also metaphorically used for river divergents, but its application to affluents is improper. Any branch or ramification, as in estuaries, where they traverse, river-like, miles of territory, in labyrinthine mazes.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. branch

   A facet of a business, company or organization created for a specific purpose.

   The branch of the local bank pays its tax at a local level to the local government.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

2. branch

   A facet of a structure.

   The bronchus are a facet of the structure of the lungs.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 7, 2020  

3. branch

   An element of a tree.

   The tree branch was very long and beautiful.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 20, 2020  

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1. branch

   The branch symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the branch symbol and its characteristic.

Matched Categories

1. • Consequence
   • Division
   • Grow
   • Stem
   • Stream

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'branch' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2047

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'branch' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1551

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'branch' in Nouns Frequency: #563

How to pronounce branch?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of branch in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of branch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of branch in a Sentence

1. Courtney Rowe:

   (The news) reminded me of my mom telling me about the Nixon era. It reminded me of corruption in the Executive Branch, the FBI director should be able to operate independently. And this puts a precedent in place that whoever gets this job next will not feel that they are able to investigate the president because they will worry about their own job.

2. Japhter Rugut:

   We have fulfilled most of the WADA requirements, wADA wanted a fully fledged independent agency which is not a branch of the ministry or its department. An agency that is beyond influence from external forces.

3. Yehuda Borenstein:

   We had looked into developing energy weapons, like high power lasers that would use supercapacitors. And from there we looked to branch out with other applications that have potential for financial growth.

4. Donald Trump:

   In its role as the only legitimate branch of government duly elected by the Venezuelan people, National Assembly invoked the country's constitution to declare Nicolas Maduro illegitimate, and the office of the presidency therefore vacant. The people of Venezuela have courageously spoken out against Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro regime and demanded freedom and the rule of law.

5. White House:

   No employee of the executive branch is or has been authorized to disclose to the committee information about individual security clearance files or background investigations.

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