embranchment

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em·branch·ment

E0106100 (ĕm-brănch′mənt)n.1. A branching out, as of a mountain range or river.2. A branch or ramification.

embranchment

(ɪmˈbrɑːntʃmənt) n1. (Physical Geography) the process of branching out, esp by a river2. (Physical Geography) a branching out or ramification, as of a river or mountain range

em•branch•ment

(ɛmˈbræntʃ mənt, -ˈbrɑntʃ-)

n. 1. a branching off. 2. a branch. [1820–30; < French embranchement]