ramification meaning and definition

RAMIFICATION noun

Definition of ramification (noun)

1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches
   • synonyms: branching, fork, forking
2. a part of a forked or branching shape
   • "he broke off one of the branches"
   • synonyms: branch, leg
3. a development that complicates a situation
   • "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
   • synonyms: complication
4. an arrangement of branching parts