Associations to the word «Ramification»

Wiktionary

RAMIFICATION, noun. (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.
RAMIFICATION, noun. An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.
RAMIFICATION, noun. (mathematics) An arrangement of branches.

Dictionary definition

RAMIFICATION, noun. The act of branching out or dividing into branches.
RAMIFICATION, noun. A part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches".
RAMIFICATION, noun. A development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications".
RAMIFICATION, noun. An arrangement of branching parts.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne