Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Ramification \Ram`i*fi*ca"tion\
(r[a^]m`[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. ramification.
See {Ramify}.]
1. The process of branching, or the development of branches
or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their
arrangement.
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2. A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or
channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or
nerve.
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3. A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads,
or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as,
the ramifications of a subject or scheme.
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4. The production of branchlike figures. --Crabb.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ramification
n 1: the act of branching out or dividing into branches [syn:
{branching}, {ramification}, {fork}, {forking}]
2: a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of
the branches" [syn: {branch}, {leg}, {ramification}]
3: a development that complicates a situation; "the court's
decision had many unforeseen ramifications" [syn:
{complication}, {ramification}]
4: an arrangement of branching parts
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