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
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
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
28 June 2025
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
