embranchment

[ em-branch-muhnt, -brahnch- ]

noun

1. a branching or ramification.
2. a branch.

embranchment

/ ɪmˈbrɑːntʃmənt /

noun

1. the process of branching out, esp by a river
2. a branching out or ramification, as of a river or mountain range

Word History and Origins

Origin of embranchment¹

1820–30; < French embranchement, equivalent to em- em- ¹ + branche branch + -ment -ment