Definition of ramifications Ramifications

/ɹæˌmʌfʌkejˈʃʌnz/ - [ratmufukeyshunz] -

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Noun Plural: ramifications
ramification - an arrangement of branching parts
		placement, arrangement contact established between applicants and prospective employees; "the agency provided placement services"
ramification - the act of branching out or dividing into branches
		branching, fork, forking
		division the act or process of dividing
		bifurcation the act of splitting into two branches
		trifurcation the act of splitting into three branches
		divarication branching at a wide angle
ramification - a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"
		branch, leg
		subfigure a figure that is a part of another figure
		furcation, forking the place where something divides into branches
		bifurcation the act of splitting into two branches
		brachium (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal
ramification - a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
		complication
		development act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"

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ramification (Noun)
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)
An arrangement of branches.

ramification (n.)
The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.
ramification (n.)
A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.
ramification (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.
ramification (n.)
The production of branchlike figures.

ramification
A consequence or development that complicates a problem.
ramification
The divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, meaning trunk into branches, branches into increasingly smaller branches.