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branching

DEFINITIONS OF: branching

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adj having branches

Synonyms:
branched, ramate, ramose, ramous
branchy
having many branches

adj resembling the branches of a tree

Synonyms
divergent, diverging
tending to move apart in different directions

n the act of branching out or dividing into branches

Synonyms:
fork, forking, ramification
Types:
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bifurcation
the act of splitting into two branches
trifurcation
the act of splitting into three branches
divarication
branching at a wide angle
fibrillation
act or process of forming fibrils
Type of:
division
the act or process of dividing
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