'Ramification' definitions:

Definition of 'ramification'

(from WordNet)
noun
The act of branching out or dividing into branches [syn: branching, ramification, fork, forking]
noun
A part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches" [syn: branch, leg, ramification]
noun
A development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications" [syn: complication, ramification]
noun
An arrangement of branching parts

Definition of 'Ramification'

From: GCIDE
  • Ramification \Ram`i*fi*ca"tion\ (r[a^]m`[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. ramification. See Ramify.]
  • 1. The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications of a subject or scheme. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The production of branchlike figures. --Crabb. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'ramification'

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