branch

Ağaç dalı

A part of a tree that grows out from the trunk or from a main limb.

• A bird landed on the branch.
• The branches swayed in the wind.
• He climbed up and sat on a thick branch.
• The heavy snow accumulation caused several weakened branches to snap and fall onto power lines below.
• Botanists studied how trees allocate resources between root growth and branch development under drought conditions.
• Researchers discovered that fungal networks connect through soil to communicate stress signals when a branch is damaged.

Eş anlamlılar: limb, bough, twig

Zıt anlamlılar: trunk, root

Şube, branş

A division or office of a large organization or system.

• The bank has a branch in every major city.
• She works at the downtown branch.
• The company is opening a new branch next month.

Eş anlamlılar: division, office, subsidiary, affiliate, department

Zıt anlamlılar: headquarters, head office

Bir bilim veya sistemin dalı

A subdivision of a field of knowledge, family line, or system.

• Physics is a branch of science.
• He studied a specialized branch of medicine.
• That branch of the family moved to Canada.

Eş anlamlılar: division, section, area, field

Dallanmak, ayrılmak

To divide into separate parts or directions; to diverge.

• The road branches into two paths ahead.
• The river branches off to the east.
• The discussion branched into several topics.

Eş anlamlılar: diverge, fork, split, divide

Zıt anlamlılar: merge, converge, join