Definition
A secondary branch or division that extends in an opposite direction from the main branch, common in botany and organizational structures.
Etymology
From counter- (opposite direction) + branch (a division or limb). Used in both biological and institutional vocabulary.
Kelly Says
Trees don't branch randomly—they branch in counterbranches to optimize sunlight capture; if two branches grew in the same direction, they'd shade each other and both lose energy.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
反向分枝
fan-cha-ang fen-zhi
ARالعربية
فرع معاكس
far-ʕ mu'ākis
BNবাংলা
প্রতিপক্ষ শাখা
pro-ti-p-kash sha-kha
CACatalà
branche contrària
bran-cha kon-tra-ri-a
CSČeština
protiběžka
pro-ti-běžka
DADansk
modsat gren
mod-sat gren
DEDeutsch
Gegenast
geh-gen-ast
ELΕλληνικά
αντίστροφη κλάδος
an-ti-stro-fi kla-dos
ESEspañol
ramal contra
ra-mal kon-tra
FAفارسی
شاخه مخالف
shakh-e makhalif
FISuomi
vastainen haara
vasta-inen haa-ra
FRFrançais
branche opposée
bran-sh e op-po-zay
GUGU
પાર્શ્વિક શાખા
paar-shvik sha-kha
HAHA
gidan gaba
gi-dan ga-ba
HEעברית
ענף נגד
enaf neged
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिरोधक शाखा
pratirōdhak shākhā
HUMagyar
ellenszár
el-len-szár
IDBahasa Indonesia
cabang yang berlawanan
cabang yang ber-lawan-an
ITItaliano
ramo opposto
ra-mo op-posto
KKKK
қарсы тармақ
qar-sy tar-maq
KMKM
ចង្កោះប្រឆាំង
chang-keah-bra-cha-ang
KO한국어
반대 가지
ban-dae ga-ji
MRMR
प्रतिरोधक शाखा
pratirōdhak sha-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
cabang bertentangan
cabang ber-ten-tang-an
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည် တံ
pyan-li-de tan
NLNederlands
tegenovergestelde tak
te-gen-o-ver-ges-tel-de tak
NONorsk
motstående gren
mot-stående gren
PLPolski
odwrotny odgałęzienie
od-wrot-ny od-ga-le-z-ie-nie
PTPortuguês
ramificação contrária
ra-mi-fi-ca-ção kon-tra-ri-a
RORomână
ramură opusă
ra-mu-ră o-pus-ă
RUРусский
противоветвь
protiv-vet-v'
SVSvenska
motstående gren
mot-stående gren
SWKiswahili
tawi upinzani
ta-wi u-pin-za-ni
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்பக்க கிளைய
e-thir-pa-kka ki-li-ai
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధ శాఖ
vi-rud-dha sha-kha
THไทย
กิ่งตรงข้าม
ging tong-kham
TLTL
kawayan kabalikat
ka-way-an ka-ba-li-kat
TRTürkçe
ters dal
ters dal
UKУкраїнська
протилегла
pro-ti-leg-la
URاردو
مخالف شاخہ
makhlaf sha-kha
VITiếng Việt
cành đối lập
chan doi lap
ZH中文
反向分支
fǎn xiàng fēn zhī