ramification

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noun

1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
branching, fork, forking
• Derivationally related forms:
fork (for: forking), bifurcate (for: fork), fork (for: fork), ramify
• Hypernyms:
division
• Hyponyms:
bifurcation, trifurcation, divarication, fibrillation
2. a part of a forked or branching shape
- he broke off one of the branches
• Syn:
branch, leg
• Derivationally related forms:
ramify, branchy (for: branch), branch (for: branch)
• Hypernyms:
subfigure
• Hyponyms:
bifurcation, brachium, fork, crotch
• Part Holonyms:
furcation, forking
3. a development that complicates a situation
- the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications
• Syn:
complication
• Derivationally related forms:
ramify, complicate (for: complication)
• Hypernyms:
development
4. an arrangement of branching parts
• Derivationally related forms:
ramify
• Hypernyms:
placement, arrangement

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  complication, branch, leg, branching, fork, forking