Category:Ramification

Ram`i*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [cf. F. ramification. See ramify.]

1. The process of branching, or the development or offshoots from a Stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.

2. A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or Channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.

3. A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or Departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the Ramifications a subject or scheme.

4. The production of branchlike figures. Crabb.