ramo

Definitions of ramo
  1. noun
    a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant
    synonyms: branca
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    frasca, fronda, ramoscello
    a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
    type of:
    fusto, gambo
    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
  2. noun
    a branch of knowledge
    synonyms: branca, campo, specialità, specializzazione, studio, terreno
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    disciplina, dottrina, scienza
    a particular branch of scientific knowledge
    ingegneria, tecnica, tecnologia
    the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
    teologia
    the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
    aritmetica, matematica
    a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    agronomia
    the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production
    agrologia
    science of soils in relation to crops
    metallurgia, siderurgia
    the science and technology of metals
    bionica
    application of biological principles to the study and design of engineering systems (especially electronic systems)
    biotecnologia, ergonomia
    the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments
    informatica
    the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
    missilistica
    the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation
    psicologia
    the science of mental life
    classicismo
    a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
    romanticismo
    a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
    storia
    the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
    filosofia
    the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
    filologia
    the humanistic study of language and literature
    glottologia, linguistica
    the scientific study of language
    escatologia
    the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind
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    base di conoscenza
    the content of a particular field of knowledge
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