noun the production of branchlike figures.
2. ramification ·noun the process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.
3. ramification ·noun a small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.
4. ramification ·noun a division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications of a subject or scheme.