ramification
31ramification — ram|i|fi|ca|tion [ ,ræməfı keıʃn ] noun count usually plural FORMAL a complicated or unexpected way in which a decision, process, or event affects other things …
32ramification — [[t]ræ̱mɪfɪke͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ramifications N COUNT: usu pl, oft with poss The ramifications of a decision, plan, or event are all its consequences and effects, especially ones which are not obvious at first. The book analyses the social and… …
33ramification — ram·i·fi·ca·tion || ‚ræmɪfɪ keɪʃn n. consequence, outcome of another event; branch, bough; act of branching out …
34ramification — noun 1》 (usu. ramifications) a complex consequence of an action or event. 2》 a subdivision of a complex structure or process. 3》 the action or state of ramifying or being ramified …
35ramification — n. 1. Branching, forking, divarication. 2. Branch, division, subdivision. 3. Offshoot, subordinate branch …
36ramification — noun (countable usually plural) formal 1 an additional result of something you do, which may not have been clear when you first decided to do it: The environmental ramifications of the road building program had not been considered. 2 a part of a… …
37ramification — noun the Gulf War of 1991 had ramifications far beyond the Middle East Syn: consequence, result, aftermath, outcome, effect, upshot; development, implication; product, byproduct …
38ramification — n 1. branching, diverging, forking; configuration, radiation, divergency. 2. branch, bough, limb; sprig, twig, sprout, shoot; scion, spur, arm, spray; offshoot, runner, tendril. 3. outgrowth, consequence, fruit, development, aftermath,… …
39ramification — ram·i·fi·ca·tion …
40ramification — ram•i•fi•ca•tion [[t]ˌræm ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or process of ramifying 2) a related or derived development; consequence; implication 3) anat. a branch: ramifications of a nerve[/ex] 4) bot a structure formed of branches • Etymology:… …
