subbranch
Division within division
A subbranch is a smaller division within a branch—whether of an organization, a field of study, or a physical structure like a river system or nerve network.
A bank's subbranch operates under a regional branch.
A subbranch of linguistics might focus on phonetics.
The investigation followed several subbranches of the conspiracy.
Slender woody shoot
- sprigSmall stem with leaves
- shootDischarge or capture
- limbJointed bodily projection
- offshootDerivative outgrowth
ramification · lateral · secondary · tributary · stem · bough · scion · runner
Derivative outgrowth
- forkTined eating tool
- splitSeparation into parts
- ramifyTo branch or subdivide
- bifurcateDivide into two branches
diverge · spinoff · derivation · variant · tangent · spur · detour · deviation
twig
Slender woody shoot
offshoot · ramification · lateral · secondary · tributary · stem · bough · scion · runner · node
offshoot
Derivative outgrowth
bifurcate · diverge · spinoff · derivation · variant · tangent · spur · detour · deviation · outgrowth
subdivision
Portion of something larger
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
- unitIndividual part or measure
- sectionDistinct divided part
division · office · chapter · affiliate · satellite · subsidiary · subunit · local · regional · annex
sublevel
Story below ground level
subcategory · subclass · subgroup · subset · subordinate · secondary · tertiary · nested · suborder · subtype
- taxakingdom, species, subspecies, phylum, Rodentia
subbranchmain branch
Primary or central division
headquarters · trunk · main office · root · source
subbranchreunion
Gathering after separation
consolidation · merger · unification · integration · whole