ramification

1. n. The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement. Source: opted

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

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

4. n. The production of branchlike figures. Source: opted

5. n. the act of branching out or dividing into branches Source: wordnet

6. n. a part of a forked or branching shape Source: wordnet

7. n. a development that complicates a situation Source: wordnet

8. n. an arrangement of branching parts Source: wordnet

9. 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

10. n:100 n. an arrangement of branching parts Source: ecdict

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