figurative and in figurative context. Anatomy. A small branch of a nerve or blood vessel. Cf. twig, n.1 3. Now rare.
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释义 | the world > space > relative position > inclination > divergence > [noun] > ramification > a branching part (5) sprig1634 figurative and in figurative context. Anatomy. A small branch of a nerve or blood vessel. Cf. twig, n.1 3. Now rare. offshoot1851 A lateral branch projecting from the main part of a material thing, as a nerve trunk, road, mountain, etc. offset1853 figurative and in extended use. Something that springs, arises, or derives from another; a lateral branch, an offshoot. outbranching1855 A branching out, division, or divergence. offsetting1857 The action of offset, v. (in various senses); an instance of this. |
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