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Ramification
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What's The Definition Of Ramification?
[n] the act of branching out or dividing into branches
[n] an arrangement of branching parts [n] a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications" [n] a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork" Synonyms | Synonyms for Ramification: branch | branching | complication | fork | fork | forking | leg Related Terms | Find terms related to Ramification: See Also | arrangement | bifurcation | bifurcation | brachium | development | divarication | division | fibrillation | forking | furcation | placement | subfigure | trifurcation Ramification In Webster's Dictionary \Ram`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [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.
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