Definition of branch

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Branch (n.) One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola..

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Monocephalous :: Monocephalous (a.) Having a solitary head; -- said of unbranched composite plants.
Conics :: Conics (n.) That branch of geometry which treats of the cone and the curves which arise from its sections.
Endognath :: Endognath (n.) The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of Crustacea. See Maxilla.
Pharmacognosis :: Pharmacognosis (n.) That branch of pharmacology which treats of unprepared medicines or simples; -- called also pharmacography, and pharmacomathy..
Standard :: Standard (n.) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally..
Scutibranch :: Scutibranch (a.) Scutibranchiate.
Terminal :: Terminal (n.) Growing at the end of a branch or stem; terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike..
Hydrophytology :: Hydrophytology (n.) The branch of botany which treats of water plants.
Norwegian :: Norwegian (n.) That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken in Norway.
Troching :: Troching (n.) One of the small branches of a stag's antler.
Hyperotreta :: Hyperotreta (n. pl.) An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish and the genus Bdellostoma. They have barbels around the mouth, one tooth on the plate, and a communication between the nasal aperture and the throat. See Hagfish..
Indoctrinate :: Indoctrinate (v. t.) To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to instruct in, or imbue with, principles or doctrines; to teach; -- often followed by in..
Photomagnetism :: Photomagnetism (n.) The branch of science which treats of the relation of magnetism to light.
Ramification :: Ramification (n.) The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement..
Splenotomy :: Splenology (n.) The branch of science which treats of the spleen.
Coma :: Coma (n.) A tuft or bunch, -- as the assemblage of branches forming the head of a tree; or a cluster of bracts when empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant; or a tuft of long hairs on certain seeds..
Branches :: Branches (pl. ) of Branc.
Cusp :: Cusp (n.) A multiple point of a curve at which two or more branches of the curve have a common tangent.
Heteropelmous :: Heteropelmous (a.) Having each of the two flexor tendons of the toes bifid, the branches of one going to the first and second toes; those of the other, to the third and fourth toes. See Illust. in Append..
Platypoda :: Platypoda (n. pl.) Same as Prosobranchiata.
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