Look up: ramification

1. ramification
   [n] - an arrangement of branching parts
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2. ramification
   the act or process of branching; a small branch from a main nerve or blood vessel Category: Medicine
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3. Ramification
   Ram`i·fi·ca'tion (răm`ĭ*fĭ*kā'shŭn) noun [ Confer French ramification . See Ramify .] 1. The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their ar...
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4. ramification
   1. The process of branching, or the development or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement. ... 2. A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve. ... 3. A division into principal and subordinate classes, head...
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5. ramification
   noun an arrangement of branching parts
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6. ramification
   (ram″ĭ-fĭ-ka´shәn) distribution in branches. a branch or set of branches.
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7. Ramification
   • (n.) The production of branchlike figures. • (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 process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots ...
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8. ramification
   ramification 1. A usually unintended consequence of an action, decision, or judgment that may complicate the situation or make the intended result more difficult to achieve. 2. The process of dividing or spreading out into branches. 3. A branch or arrangement of branches. 4. The branches of a tree collectively. 5. A branch or dichotomy; branching.
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9. ramification
   
   • the act of branching out or dividing into branches
   • a development that complicates a situation
   
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10. ramification
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ram′i-fi-kā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The process of dividing into a branchlike pattern.
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11. Ramification
    In mathematics, `ramification` is a geometric term used for `branching out`, in the way that the square root function, for complex numbers, can be seen to have two branches differing in sign. It is also used from the opposite perspective (branches coming together) as when a covering map degen...
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12. Ramification
    (botany) a regular, cone-shaped outline. In botany, `ramification` is the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, i.e. trunk into branches, branches into increasingly smaller branches, etc. Gardeners stimulate the process of ramification through pruning, thereby making ...
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