outbranching
outbranching is the present participle and gerund of outbranch.
Meaning of outbranch
Verb
outbranch (third-person singular simple present outbranches, present participle outbranching, simple past and past participle outbranched)
- To form an outbranch; to branch out or spin off.
- This wise little book has an illustration, after the pattern of a family tree, showing that love to man has its root in love to God, and that the virtues naturally outbranch in a tree thus planted.1898, Woman's Missionary Friend - Volume 30, page 417
- To form more branches than.
- In the quest for market share, institutions tried to outbranch each other, and major lenders tried to establish nationwide markets.1987, Outlook of the Federal Home Loan Bank System
Noun
outbranching (plural outbranchings)
- An outbranch.
- The 3a dichotomizes into branchings marked 4a and 4b, of which 4b has not been followed any further, but 4a again divides dichotomously into 5a and 5b, whose walls show alveolar outbranchings, so that they are to be regarded as respiratory bronchioles.1922, The American Journal of Anatomy - Volume 30, page 274
Forms of outbranching
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Questions about outbranching
- What does outbranching mean?
- Outbranching means an outbranch.
- What is outbranching the present participle and gerund of?
- Outbranching is the present participle and gerund of outbranch.
- What part of speech is outbranching?
- Outbranching is a noun.
- What is the plural of outbranching?
- The plural of outbranching is outbranchings.
Words near outbranching in the dictionary
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