ramification

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French ramification, or its source, Medieval Latin rāmificātiō. By surface analysis, ramify +‎ -ication. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹæmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɹæməfəˈkeɪʃən/, (/æ/ raising) [ˌɹɛəməfəˈkeɪʃən] (Australian) IPA(key): /ɹæməfɪˈkæɪʃən/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ɹɛməfəˈkæɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === ramification (countable and uncountable, plural ramifications) (botany, anatomy, also figurative) A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc. (figurative, often in the plural) An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation. (mathematics) An arrangement of branches. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ramify ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “ramification”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “ramification”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === From ramifier +‎ -ification. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁa.mi.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === ramification f (plural ramifications) a (criminal) network, offshoots of an (often clandestine) organization ramification, implication (botany, anatomy) ramification === Further reading === “ramification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Noun === ramification f (plural ramifications) division into branches ==== Descendants ==== → English: ramification French: ramification