ramification

Meanings

Plural: ramifications

Noun

• the act of branching out or dividing into branches
• a part of a forked or branching shape
• a development that complicates a situation
  • "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
• an arrangement of branching parts
• 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.
• An arrangement of branches.

Synonyms

branch, branching, complication, fork, forking, leg

Related Words

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