BRANCH | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of branch in English branchnoun [ C ] uk /brɑːntʃ/ us /bræntʃ/

branch noun [C] (PART)

Add to word list Add to word list B2 a part of something larger: branch of Immunology is a branch of biological science. One branch of their family (= one group of relatives) emigrated to Brazil. In the US, the president is part of the executive branch of the government. B1 one of the offices or groups that form part of a large business organization: local branch I used to work in the local branch of a large bank.branch manager She's a branch manager.branch office Take the forms into your local branch office.

• The bank has three branches in Norwich, and over three hundred countrywide.
• Police officers from the organized crime branch have raided solicitors'' offices in central London.
• The customer has only to bring the goods in to any branch and an immediate, no-questions-asked refund or replacement will be provided.
• To contact our Australian branch, email us at [email protected].
• The company has announced the closure of several of its rural branches.

Words meaning parts of things

• back end
• bifurcation
• biomarker
• bivalent
• cartridge
• element
• modular
• modularity
• modularized
• modularly
• module
• moiety
• neck
• panel
• piece
• snatch
• sub-branch
• sub-sector
• subcomponent
• subpart

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branch noun [C] (TREE PART)

B1 one of the parts of a tree that grows out from the main trunk and has leaves, flowers, or fruit on it: bare/leafy/flowering branches The fruit on the lower branches was protected from the sun.overhanging branch Watch out for overhanging branches.   Frank Carter/Lonely Planet Images/GettyImages Parts of plants

• axil
• bark
• bilobed
• birch bark
• blade
• caning
• cascara sagrada
• floret
• frond
• knot
• pistil
• root hair
• rooty
• rosella
• seed coat
• seed pod
• spear
• taproot
• thorn
• vein

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branch noun [C] (RIVER/ROAD)

a part of a river or road that leaves the main part: This branch of the river eventually empties into the Atlantic. Parts of watercourses

• artesian well
• delta
• drainage basin
• estuarine
• estuary
• geyser
• ice dam
• interbasin
• interchannel
• lock
• lock gate
• lock keeper
• midstream
• mooring
• mouth
• narrows
• reach
• spring
• towpath
• weir

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branch noun [C] (BLOOD VESSEL)

medical   specialized a smaller blood vessel or nerve that grows out of the main part Substances & structures in the body

• abductor
• accessorius
• acetylcholine
• ACL
• ACTH
• folate
• follicular
• foramen
• foramen ovale
• fornix
• myocardium
• myofibril
• myofibrillar
• myofilament
• myology
• tegument
• temporomandibular
• tendinis
• tendinous
• tendinum

See more results » branchverb [ I ] uk /brɑːntʃ/ us /bræntʃ/

branch verb [I] (TREE)

to produce branches: branch out The top of the tree had been cut off to encourage it to branch out lower down. Separating and dividing

• apheresis
• atomize
• balkanization
• balkanize
• balkanized
• dismember
• dismemberment
• dissociable
• dissociate
• dissociate yourself from something phrasal verb
• non-detachable
• non-dialysable
• parcel something out phrasal verb
• partible
• periodization
• ungraded
• unjoined
• unmix
• unmixable
• unmixed

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branch verb [I] (SPLIT)

to divide into two: The road branches at the bottom of the hill. Separating and dividing

• apheresis
• atomize
• balkanization
• balkanize
• balkanized
• dismember
• dismemberment
• dissociable
• dissociate
• dissociate yourself from something phrasal verb
• non-detachable
• non-dialysable
• parcel something out phrasal verb
• partible
• periodization
• ungraded
• unjoined
• unmix
• unmixable
• unmixed

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Phrasal verbs

branch off branch off something branch out (Definition of branch from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

branch | American Dictionary

branchnoun [ C ] us /bræntʃ/

branch noun [C] (TREE PART)

Add to word list Add to word list one of the parts of a tree that grows out from the main trunk and has leaves, flowers, or fruit on it: After the storm, the ground was covered with twigs and branches. fig. This branch of the river (= lesser part that joins the main flow) eventually empties into the Atlantic Ocean.

branch noun [C] (PART)

a part of something larger: Pediatrics is a branch of medicine (= a subject that is part of a larger subject). A branch is one of the offices or groups that form part of a large business organization: a local branch of the bank branchverb [ I ] us /bræntʃ/

branch verb [I] (SEPARATE)

to separate from a main part and go in a new direction: fig. We drove down a narrow track that branched off from the main road .

Phrasal verb

branch out (Definition of branch from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

branch | Business English

branchnoun [ C ] uk /brɑːnʃ/ us Add to word list Add to word list COMMERCE one of the local offices of a large company, such as a bank, which is open to the public: to close/open a branch Many banks have promoted online services and closed branches.a branch of sth You should be able to walk into a branch of the building society anywhere in the country to deposit or withdraw money. Contact your local branch to arrange an appointment with a consultant. She has been a customer of the same bank branch for decades. The company operates in 18 states and has 45 branch offices. a domestic/foreign/overseas branch GOVERNMENT a division of a government or large organization with a particular responsibility: the executive/legislative/judicial branch The authority lets the executive branch draft trade deals that Congress could reject but not change. This latest investigation is being held by the disciplinary branch of the accountancy profession. (Definition of branch from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of branch

branch For the arterial trunks, this is an easy matter, since the pattern of branching permits ready distinction of an aorta from a pulmonary trunk. From the Cambridge English Corpus The reaction rule edit represents the edition of any branch. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus, an enormous block on a branch defined by a right endpoint can be essentially replaced by large subblocks corresponding to left endpoints. From the Cambridge English Corpus The former tries to delay some computations while the second drives different computations through a tree of branching paths. From the Cambridge English Corpus Three independent branches can be seen: degeneracy has been removed by breaking symmetry through displacement of one of the jets. From the Cambridge English Corpus The level of expression of the 6 isoform in the cells of the right bundle branch was always lower than that of the surrounding myocardium. From the Cambridge English Corpus Structural damage to each tree was recorded: trunk snap, branch damage, bark damage, or a leaning bole. From the Cambridge English Corpus Periods of maps on trees with all branching points fixed. From the Cambridge English Corpus A gap between sparsely and profusely branched trees was apparent. From the Cambridge English Corpus The data are means of the number of fruits formed on branches of three different trees. From the Cambridge English Corpus The practice of inferring the activity of either autonomic branch from heart rate alone is outdated and unlikely to be fruitful in the future. From the Cambridge English Corpus Unlike a quasi-judicial agency, this quasilegislative agency was neither independent of the executive, the judicial, nor the legislative branch, respectively. From the Cambridge English Corpus The sicula is not visible; one first-order branch divides quickly producing two second-order stipes with five and seven autothecae respectively. From the Cambridge English Corpus The notion of sectoral specialisation is supported by another branch of recent analysis which involves understanding differences in the characteristics of firm owners. From the Cambridge English Corpus The probability of different outcomes at each branch was derived from data collected during this programme. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of branch These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with branch

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axon branchIt has fewer terminal collaterals than axon branch 2 and the collaterals are short, unbranched processes with terminal boutons. From the Cambridge English Corpus   branch of governmentFrom the questions propounded by visitors one is convinced that too little is known of this branch of government service. From the Cambridge English Corpus   branch of mathematicsRather, they appear as a tacit code shared by practitioners of a given branch of mathematics. From the Cambridge English Corpus   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with branch What is the pronunciation of branch?

Translations of branch

in Chinese (Traditional) 部分, 一部分, 支族，旁系… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 部分, 一部分, 支族，旁系… See more in Spanish rama, sucursal, filial… See more in Portuguese ramo, filial, agência… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian शाखा - मोठ्या गोष्टीचा एखादा भाग, मोठा व्यवसाय किंवा संस्थेच्या कार्यालयांपैकी किंवा गटांपैकी एक, झाडाचा एक भाग जो मुख्य खोडातून वाढतो आणि त्यावर पाने… See more （木の）枝, 支店, （学問の）部門… See more dal, kol, ağaç dalı… See more branche [feminine], succursale [feminine], agence [feminine]… See more branca, sucursal, filial… See more tak, filiaal, zij-… See more ஏதோ ஒன்றின் பெரிய பகுதி, ஒரு பெரிய வணிக அமைப்பின் ஒரு பகுதியாக இருக்கும் அலுவலகங்கள் அல்லது குழுக்களில் ஒன்று, ஒரு முக்கிய தண்டு இருந்து வெளியே வளரும் மற்றும் இலைகள்… See more शाखा (अंश या टुकड़े के अर्थ में), (किसी बड़े व्यावसायिक संगठन का कोई एक कार्यालय या समूह की) शाखा, (पेड़ की) शाखा… See more શાખા (ભાગના અર્થમાં), બ્રાંચ, શાખા… See more gren, filial, afdeling… See more gren, kvist, filial… See more dahan, cawangan, bercabang… See more der Ast, Zweig-…, Neben-…… See more gren [masculine], avdeling [masculine], filial [masculine]… See more شاخ, حصہ (کسی تنظیم یا کمپنی کی شاخ یا حصہ), ٹہنی… See more гілка, філія, відділення… See more విభాగం, వ్యాపార శాఖ, చెట్టు కొమ్మ… See more শাখা, আরও বড়ো কিছুর একটি অংশ, একটি বৃহত্তর ব্যবসায়িক সংস্থার একটি অংশ… See more větev, pobočka, boční… See more cabang, bercabang… See more กิ่งก้าน, สิ่งที่แตกสาขาออกมา, แตกแขนง… See more cành cây, nhánh, phân nhánh… See more gałąź, oddział, rozchodzić się… See more 나뭇 가지, 지점, 분야… See more ramo, filiale, succursale… See more Need a translator?

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More meanings of branch

• branch line
• branch out
• sub-branch
• branch-based
• branch manager
• branch office
• branch water

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• branch out phrasal verb
• branch off phrasal verb
• branch off something phrasal verb

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• root and branch idiom
• hold out/offer an olive branch idiom
• root and branch, at roots and all idiom

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  • Noun 
    • branch (PART)
    • branch (TREE PART)
    • branch (RIVER/ROAD)
    • branch (BLOOD VESSEL)
  • Verb 
    • branch (TREE)
    • branch (SPLIT)
• American   
  • Noun 
    • branch (TREE PART)
    • branch (PART)
  • Verb 
    • branch (SEPARATE)
• Business   Noun
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