branching : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: branching	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for branching
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
branching adj having branches [syn: branched, branching, ramose, ramous, ramate] resembling the branches of a tree n the act of branching out or dividing into branches [syn: branching, ramification, fork, forking]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Branch \Branch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Branched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Branching}.] 1. To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify. 2. To divide into separate parts or subdivision. {To branch off}, to form a branch or a separate part; to diverge. {To branch out}, to speak diffusively; to extend one's discourse to other topics than the main one; also, to enlarge the scope of one's business, etc. To branch out into a long disputation. --Spectator.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Branching \Branch"ing\, a. Furnished with branches; shooting our branches; extending in a branch or branches. Shaded with branching palm. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Branching \Branch"ing\, n. The act or state of separation into branches; division into branches; a division or branch. The sciences, with their numerous branchings. --L. Watts.