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
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
