RAMIFICATION

branching, ramification, fork, forking

(noun) the act of branching out or dividing into branches

ramification

(noun) an arrangement of branching parts

complication, ramification

(noun) a development that complicates a situation; “the court’s decision had many unforeseen ramifications”

branch, leg, ramification

(noun) a part of a forked or branching shape; “he broke off one of the branches”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

ramification (countable and uncountable, plural ramifications)

(botany, anatomy) A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.

An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.

(mathematics) An arrangement of branches.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ram`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ramification. See Ramify.]

1. The process of branching, or the development or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.

2. A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.

3. A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications a subject or scheme.

4. The production of branchlike figures. Crabb.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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