anabranch
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ana- (“extracted from anastomosing”) + branch.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈænəbɹæntʃ/, /ˈænəbɹɑːntʃ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]anabranch (plural anabranches)
- (hydrology, of a water channel, especially in Australia) A diverging branch of a river, creek, or stream which re-enters the main stream.
- 1834, Colonel Jackson, “Hints on the Subject of Geographical Arrangement and Nomenclature”, in The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, Volume 4:
- Such branches of a river as after separation reunite, I would term anastomosing branches; or, if a word might be coined, anabranches, and the islands they form branch islands.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- National Weather Service (2010 March 23 (last accessed)) “Anabranch”, in Glossary, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
