subbranch
/ˈsʌbˌbræntʃ/
noun
- A secondary or smaller branch of an organization, system, or family tree.
- The family tree shows a subbranch that moved to Canada in the 1800s.
- The bank opened a new subbranch in the suburbs to serve more customers.
- In the company's hierarchy, each department has several subbranches.
- A smaller division of a field of study or knowledge.
- Forensic psychology is a subbranch of psychology applied to legal cases.
- Biochemistry is a subbranch of both biology and chemistry.
- Quantum mechanics is a subbranch of physics that studies very small particles.
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