Most elaborate of the Greek architectural styles and least used by the Greeks. Resembles Ionic in most aspects except for the column capital; Corinthian columns have tall capitals shaped like an upside-down bell and are covered with rows of acanthus leaves and small vine like spirals called helixes.
Branching tree. Definition. noun. A branching identification key where the structure of the decision tree is displayed graphically as a branching structure, involving lines between items. Supplement. Depending on the number of branches at a single point, a branching key may be dichotomous or polytomous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 1  adj. Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid. 2  adj. Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.