The Collaborative International Dictionary
Embranchment
Embranchment \Em*branch"ment\, n. [Cf. F. embranchement.] The branching forth, as of trees.
Wiktionary
embranchment
n. A branching forth, as of trees for example.
Usage examples of "embranchment".
This gorge has embranchments where the few great tributaries have done like work, but, on the whole, this river flows in an almost unbroken channel, the excavation of which has been due to its swift, pebble-bearing waters.