ramification
English Thesaurus
1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | division, |
| definition | : | the act or process of dividing (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | bifurcation, |
| definition | : | the act of splitting into two branches (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | trifurcation, |
| definition | : | the act of splitting into three branches (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | divarication, |
| definition | : | branching at a wide angle (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fibrillation, |
| definition | : | act or process of forming fibrils (noun.act) |
2. an arrangement of branching parts (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | arrangement, placement, |
| definition | : | the spatial property of the way in which something is placed (noun.attribute) |
3. a development that complicates a situation (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | development, |
| definition | : | a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation (noun.event) |
4. a part of a forked or branching shape (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | subfigure, |
| definition | : | a figure that is a part of another figure (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | bifurcation, |
| definition | : | a bifurcating branch (one or both of them) (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | brachium, |
| definition | : | (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | crotch, fork, |
| definition | : | the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches (noun.shape) |
| part meronym | : | forking, furcation, |
| definition | : | the place where something divides into branches (noun.shape) |
5. the act of branching out or dividing into branches (noun.act)
| derivation | : | branch, ramify, |
| definition | : | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | bifurcate, |
| definition | : | divide into two branches (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | bifurcate, |
| definition | : | split or divide into two (verb.stative) |
6. an arrangement of branching parts (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | branch, ramify, |
| definition | : | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change) |
7. a development that complicates a situation (noun.event)
| derivation | : | complexify, ramify, |
| definition | : | have or develop complicating consequences (verb.change) |
8. a part of a forked or branching shape (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | branch, ramify, |
| definition | : | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | branchy, |
| definition | : | having many branches (adj.all) |
9. the act of branching out or dividing into branches (noun.act)
| derivation | : | branch, ramify, |
| definition | : | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | bifurcate, |
| definition | : | divide into two branches (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | bifurcate, |
| definition | : | split or divide into two (verb.stative) |
10. an arrangement of branching parts (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | branch, ramify, |
| definition | : | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change) |
11. a development that complicates a situation (noun.event)
| derivation | : | complexify, ramify, |
| definition | : | have or develop complicating consequences (verb.change) |
12. a part of a forked or branching shape (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | branch, ramify, |
| definition | : | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | branchy, |
| definition | : | having many branches (adj.all) |
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