subbranches
Divisions within divisions
Subbranches are divisions within a branch—smaller offshoots of something already subordinate to a larger whole.
A bank's regional branch might have subbranches in surrounding towns.
An academic discipline divides into branches, which divide further into subbranches: linguistics has subbranches like phonology and syntax.
The term appears in any context where hierarchical subdivision matters.
Thin woody shoots
- shootsFires or photographs
- limbsBody's major appendages
- stemsPlant's main axes
- sprigsSmall plant shoots
offshoots · branchlets · runners · tendrils · grafts · cuttings · boughs · ramifications
Things branching from source
- extensionsAdditions that lengthen
- spin-offsDerived entities from originals
- outgrowthsExtensions developing from something
- derivativesThings derived from another
developments · expansions · ramifications · proliferations · adjuncts · byproducts · splinter groups · tributaries
Portions of a whole
- departmentsSubdivisions of an organization
- sectionsDivided portions of something
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
- subsectionsDivisions within divisions
subgroups · divisions · categories · classifications · segments · subcategories · subunits · subcommittees
Divisions into two parts
- forksMulti-pronged eating implements
- divergencesPoints where paths separate
- splitsDivides into parts
- branchingsPoints of divergence
junctions · nodes · intersections · tributaries · distributaries · dendrites · capillaries · neural pathways
twigs
Thin woody shoots
sprigs · offshoots · branchlets · runners · tendrils · grafts · cuttings · boughs · ramifications · foliage
offshoots
Things branching from source
- extensionsAdditions that lengthen
- spin-offsDerived entities from originals
- outgrowthsExtensions developing from something
derivatives · developments · expansions · ramifications · proliferations · adjuncts · byproducts · splinter groups · tributaries · feeder lines
subdivisions
Portions of a whole
- departmentsSubdivisions of an organization
- sectionsDivided portions of something
- unitsStandard measures of quantity
subsections · subgroups · divisions · categories · classifications · segments · subcategories · subunits · subcommittees · bureaus
bifurcations
Divisions into two parts
- forksMulti-pronged eating implements
- divergencesPoints where paths separate
- splitsDivides into parts
branchings · junctions · nodes · intersections · tributaries · distributaries · dendrites · capillaries · neural pathways · river deltas
subbranchestrunk
Main stem or storage
root · stem · headquarters · central office · core
subbranchesheadquarters
Central command location
main office · central hub · home base · root system · foundation