branch
Pronunciation:
/bɹæntʃ//bɹɑːntʃ//bɹæntʃ/noun
Definitions
The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.
Example: the branch of an antler, a chandelier, or a railway
A creek or stream which flows into a larger river. (compare Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia run, and New York and New England brook.)
One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance.
Example: the branches of a hyperbola
verb
Definitions
To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.
To produce branches.
To (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions.
To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.