ˌraməfə̇ˈkāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin ramificatus (past participle of ramificare ) + Middle French -ion
1. : the act or process of branching ; specifically : the mode of arrangement of branches
2.
a. : a branch or offshoot from a main stock or channel
the ramification of an artery
b. : the resulting branched structure
make visible the whole ramification of the dendrite
3. : something that springs from another in the manner of a branch : outgrowth , subdivision : an extension of a basically simple idea, plan, or problem : a resulting development : consequence
a university whose daily life abounds with events of far-reaching ramifications — T.D.Durrance
his banking house had ramifications throughout Europe — R.A.Hall b.1911
his mind brooded on the ramifications of clans and tartans — W.B.Yeats