branch (noun)
111civil engineering — noun the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges • Hypernyms: ↑engineering, ↑engineering science, ↑applied science, ↑technology • Hyponyms: ↑hydraulic engineering * * * noun …
112economic geography — noun the branch of geography concerned with the production and distribution of commodities • Hypernyms: ↑geography, ↑geographics * * * noun : a branch of geography that deals with the relations of physical and economic conditions to the… …
113high-energy physics — noun the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions • Syn: ↑particle physics, ↑high energy physics • Members of this Topic: ↑flavor, ↑flavour, ↑charm, ↑strangeness, ↑colo …
114homiletics — noun 1. the branch of theology that deals with sermons and homilies • Derivationally related forms: ↑homiletical • Hypernyms: ↑theology, ↑divinity 2. the art of preaching • Hypernyms: ↑art, ↑ …
115iliac artery — noun one of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs • Syn: ↑arteria iliaca • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel • Hyponyms: ↑common iliac artery, ↑ …
116radial nerve — noun largest branch of the brachial plexus; extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles • Syn: ↑nervus… …
117spherical geometry — noun (mathematics) the geometry of figures on the surface of a sphere • Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths • Hypernyms: ↑geometry * * * noun : the geometry of figures on …
118spur track — noun a railway line connected to a trunk line • Syn: ↑branch line, ↑spur • Hypernyms: ↑line, ↑railway line, ↑rail line • Hyponyms: ↑loop line * * * …
119sanitary engineering — noun : a branch of civil engineering concerned primarily with the maintenance of environmental conditions (as pure water supply, waste disposal, insect control, nuisance abatement) conducive to public health * * * sanitary engineer. a branch of… …
120logic — noun Etymology: Middle English logik, from Anglo French, from Latin logica, from Greek logikē, from feminine of logikos of reason, from logos reason more at legend Date: 12th century 1. a. (1) a science that deals with the principles and criteria …
