What is the meaning of branching?

noun

• The act of branching out or dividing into branches.
  • synonyms: ramification, fork, forking

verb

• Grow and send out branches or branch-like structures.
  • usage: "these plants ramify early and get to be very large"
  • synonyms: ramify, branch
• Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork.
  • usage: "The road forks"
  • synonyms: branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate

adjective

• Having branches.
  • synonyms: branched, ramose, ramous, ramate
• Resembling the branches of a tree. .