English dictionary

ramification

/,r/&/m/@/f/@/'k/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the act of branching out or dividing into branches

noun.act

Synonyms branching fork forking

Source: WordNet 3.0
a part of a forked or branching shape

noun.shape

Synonyms branch leg

Source: WordNet 3.0
a development that complicates a situation

noun.event

Examples
The court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications.

Synonyms complication

Source: WordNet 3.0
an arrangement of branching parts

noun.attribute

Source: WordNet 3.0
The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.

noun

Source: webster1913