NOUN | act | ramification, branching, fork, forking | the act of branching out or dividing into branches |
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shape | ramification, branch, leg | a part of a forked or branching shape | |
event | ramification, complication | a development that complicates a situation | |
attribute | ramification | an arrangement of branching parts |
Sounds | rae.mahfahkey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The act of branching out or dividing into branches. | |
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Synonyms | branching, fork, forking | |
Narrower | bifurcation | The act of splitting into two branches |
divarication | Branching at a wide angle | |
fibrillation | Act or process of forming fibrils | |
trifurcation | The act of splitting into three branches | |
Broader | division | The act or process of dividing |
Spanish | ramificación | |
Catalan | ramificació | |
Verbs | ramify | divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork |
ramify | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures |
Meaning | A part of a forked or branching shape. | |
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Synonyms | branch, leg | |
Part of | furcation, forking | The place where something divides into branches |
Narrower | bifurcation | A bifurcating branch (one or both of them) |
brachium | (biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal | |
fork, crotch | The region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches | |
Broader | subfigure | A figure that is a part of another figure |
Verbs | ramify | divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork |
ramify | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures |
Meaning | A development that complicates a situation. | |
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Example | "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications" | |
Synonym | complication | |
Broader | development | A recent event that has some relevance for the present situation |
Spanish | ramificación | |
Catalan | ramificació | |
Verbs | ramify | have or develop complicating consequences |
Meaning | An arrangement of branching parts. | |
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Broader | placement, arrangement | The spatial property of the way in which something is placed |
Verbs | ramify | divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork |
ramify | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures |
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