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branches

/ˈbɹæntʃɪz/ /ˈbɹɑːntʃɪz/

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The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.

Examples :

"The children climbed the tree and sat on its sturdy branches. "

nature plant part biology

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Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.

Examples :

"the branch of an antler, a chandelier, or a railway"

nature plant part

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A creek or stream which flows into a larger river. (compare Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia run, and New York and New England brook.)

Examples :

"The hiking trail followed the main river, with smaller branches flowing into it every few miles. "

geography nature place environment

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One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance.

Examples :

"the branches of a hyperbola"

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A location of an organization with several locations.

Examples :

"Our main branch is downtown, and we have branches in all major suburbs."

organization business place

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A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line.

Examples :

"the English branch of a family"

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A local congregation of the LDS Church that is not large enough to form a ward; see Wikipedia article on ward in LDS church.

Examples :

"Because the small town had few members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they organized themselves into one of many branches across the state, rather than a larger ward. "

religion organization

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An area in business or of knowledge, research.

Examples :

"My sister studies the branches of biology related to animals and plants. "

business area organization

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A certificate given by Trinity House to a pilot qualified to take navigational control of a ship in British waters.

Examples :

"The experienced pilot proudly displayed his framed branches, proof of his qualification to guide ships safely through the challenging waters of the Thames Estuary. "

nautical job sailing

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A sequence of code that is conditionally executed.

Examples :

""The computer program used branches to decide if the user was old enough to see the content; one branch showed age-appropriate material, while the other displayed a warning." "

computing technology logic

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A group of related files in a source control system, including for example source code, build scripts, and media such as images.

Examples :

"Our team created several branches in the project's Git repository so we could each work on different features without interfering with the main code. "

computing technology system technical internet

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Examples :

"The small town was only accessible by a branches of the main railway. "

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To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.

Examples :

"The new flower shop's business branches out from the original bakery. "

plant nature biology

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To produce branches.

Examples :

"The tree branches out, producing many new shoots this spring. "

plant biology nature

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To (cause to) divide into separate parts or subdivisions.

Examples :

"The road branches after the gas station, with one path leading to the mountains and the other to the lake. "

part structure action

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To jump to a different location in a program, especially as the result of a conditional statement.

Examples :

""The program branches to a different part of the code if the user enters the wrong password." "

computing technology

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To discipline (a union member) at a branch meeting.

Examples :

"The union president will branch the employee who violated the safety regulations. "

organization law government society