Ramification

[,ræmɪfɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n] or ['ræməfə'keʃən]

Definition

(noun.) an arrangement of branching parts.

Typed by Denis--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.

(n.) A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.

(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.

(n.) The production of branchlike figures.

Typist: Willie

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Branching, forking, divarication.[2]. Branch, division, subdivision.

Edited by Harold

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Branching, branch, offshoot, division, divergence, subdivision

ANT:Line, trunk, stem, bole, course, thread, sequence, continuity, prosecution,rectilinearity, indivergence, indivision, non-ramification

Typist: Marietta

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