Ramification

Word RAMIFICATION
Character 12
Hyphenation ram i fi ca tion
Pronunciations /ɹæmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Ramification"

What do we mean by ramification?

A development or consequence growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan, or statement. noun

The act or process of branching out or dividing into branches. noun

A subordinate part extending from a main body; a branch. noun

An arrangement of branches or branching parts. noun

The act or process of ramifying, or the state of being ramified; a branching out; division into branches, or into divergent lines, courses, or parts, as of trees or plants, blood-vessels, a mountain-chain, a topic or subject, etc. noun

The manner or result of ramifying or branching; that which is ramified or divided into branches; a set of branches: as, the ramification of a coral; the ramifications of an artery or a nerve; the ramifications of the capillaries, or of nerves in an insect's wing. See cuts under Dendrocæla and embryology noun

In botany, the branching, or the manner of branching, of stems and roots. noun

One of the branches or divergent lines or parts into which anything is divided; a division or subdivision springing or derived from a main stem or source: as, the ramifications of a conspiracy; to pursue a subjeet in all its ramifications. noun

The production of figures resembling branches. noun

The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement. noun

A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel. noun

A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts. noun

The production of branchlike figures. noun

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. noun

An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation. noun

An arrangement of branches. noun

A development that complicates a situation noun

The act of branching out or dividing into branches noun

An arrangement of branching parts noun

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.

An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.

An arrangement of branches.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Ramification

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The word "ramification" in example sentences

One such ramification is the importation of “books” per se. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And at least for now, the ramification is that they will never get to read the entire book. ❋ Roger Sutton (2009)

Moralists who find acknowledging or exploiting racism under any circumstances unpalatable should consider the long-term ramification of Obama's election on American political inclusiveness. ❋ Steven Barnes (2010)

I've already put forward proposals for infrastructure, which I think can have a huge long-term ramification -- putting people back to work right now, doing the work that America needs done, laying the foundation for long-term competitiveness. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

I also realize that the word ramification is a big "funny" sounding word, with a particularly exciting appeal, for some reason, but I use it only in the most heterosexual concerned Christian American appeal kind of way. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The Golden State upset was exciting, but its major ramification is that we had one team in the conference finals who just simply isn’t up to the caliber of that competition. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The ramification is the total disappearance of manufacturing jobs in America and the declining working class and rising unemployment in the Rust belt and other manufacturing towns in America. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He also proves some new or less-known results (reflection theorem, structure of the abelian closure of a number field) and lays emphasis on the invariant T_p, of abelian p-ramification, which is related to important Galois cohomology properties and p-adic conjectures. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And I think any actor will tell you, anybody in the public eye, that the tabloids are the worst kind of ramification of being a celebrity. ❋ Unknown (2005)

If a small positive ball be throwing off brushes with ramifications ten inches long, how can the ball affect that part of a ramification which is five inches from it? ❋ Michael Faraday (1829)

The judge called for schools to pay more attention to showing pupils the "ramification" of reckless behaviour. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The ramification of changing the composition of the court is enormous. ❋ Heather Haddon (2012)

But as of today, there has been one political ramification of note -- Sarah Palin is done as a presidential candidate. ❋ Mark Green (2011)

"Here's the bottom line: what we're seeing out of this governor of New Jersey is just go to the money, cut whoever you have to cut, there is no ramification for any of this because he's a cold-hearted fat slob anyway," Schultz said. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

Sparing the country from socialised medicine isn't a "dire ramification," it's a victory. ❋ Unknown (2009)

One additional ramification, as Caroline pointed out, is that this little snafu has made the books involved rather scarce, even if you want to pay a more reasonable price. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And now, according to a recent ruling by the South African Equality Court, these words also legally constitute hate speech and discrimination, and will not be tolerated without legal ramification. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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