branching

1. 1.

   having branches

   Synonymsbranchedramoseramousramate

   Similarbranchy
2. 2.

   resembling the branches of a tree

   Similardivergent

1. 1.

   the act of branching out or dividing into branches

   Synonymsramificationforkforking

   Broaderdivision

   Narrowerbifurcationtrifurcationdivaricationfibrillation

Other forms of branching

plural

branchings·

comparative

branchinger·

superlative

branchingest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about branching

What does branching mean?

branching means "having branches". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in branching?

branching has 2 syllables: bran-ching. The stress falls on "bran". In IPA it is /ˈbɹæntʃɪŋ/.

What is another word for branching?

Close synonyms include branched, ramose, ramous, ramate, ramification. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is branching a common word?

branching is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.