branching

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US/ˈbɹænt͡ʃɪŋ/

noun

A process of forming a branch.

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ramificationbranchedramoseramousramatebranchydivergentdiverging
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of branch
nounbranching (plural branchings)

plural branchings

  1. A process of forming a branch.

    Synonyms: ramification

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA process of forming a branch.

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ramification

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving branches

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branchedramoseramousramatebranchy

adjectiveresembling the branches of a tree

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divergentdiverging

nounthe act of branching out or dividing into branches

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ramificationforkforking
Broader
division
Also see
bifurcationbranchedbranchydivergentdivergingforkforkingramificationramosetrifurcation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

branching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/branching

MLA

“branching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/branching. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “branching,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/branching.

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