ramification

UK/ɹæmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/US/ˌɹæməfəˈkeɪʃən/

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ramification 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

ramification (countable and uncountable, plural ramifications)

(also, figuratively) 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.
- The character of trees may be studied to advantage […] in winter, when the forms of the ramification can be seen in the naked boughs […]1829, Lincoln Phelps, Familiar Lectures on Botany, page 179
- From the left chamber or ventricle of the strong muscular mass, the heart, a large tube arises, called the aorta; and by a continued division or ramification, opens a way for the bright scarlet blood to the very minutest part of the living frame […]1856, Neil Arnott, Isaac Hayes, Elements of Physics, pages 414–5
Synonyms:

branching
(figuratively, in plural, often) An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.
- The treachery of some of the Jacobite agents (Rashleigh among the rest), and the arrest of others, had made George the First's Government acquainted with the extensive ramifications of a conspiracy long prepared, and which at last exploded prematurely […]1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], chapter X, in Rob Roy. […], volume III, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst...
- What, then, is my Scheme? It is a very simple one, although in its ramifications and extensions it embraces the whole world.1890, William Booth, In Darkest England and the Way Out
An arrangement of branches.

ramification meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Sanskrit

ramification in Tamil

கிளைத்தல்

ramification in Bengali

জটিল ফলাফল

ramification in Malayalam

aftermath, consequence, result: സങ്കീർണ്ണഫലം, അനന്തരഫലം, പരിണതഫലം, ഫലം, പ്രത്യക്ഷഫലം, ഉദ്ദിഷ്ടഫലം

ramification in Sanskrit

ramification: संतान saṃtāna

Examples of ramification in a sentence

[…]we may be sure that Becky and Briggs looked out those august names in the Peerage, and followed the noble races up through all the ramifications of the family tree.1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter XLVIII, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848...
My ramifications stretch out into many sections of society, but never, I am happy to say, into amateur sport, which is the best and soundest thing in England.[…]1904 August, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure...
In following out the many ramifications of the dictionary definition of God he had come upon the word create—“to cause to come into existence; to form out of nothing.”1919, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The God of Tarzan”, in Jungle Tales of Tarzan, pages 92–93:
He stirred up a bigger muss than he had anticipated, and even he was astounded at the wide ramifications of the struggle and at the unexpected and incongruous interests that were drawn into it.1910 October, Jack London, chapter VII, in Burning Daylight, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC:

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Synonyms of ramification

branching

Forms of ramification

plural	ramifications

Origin of ramification

From Middle French ramification, or its source, Medieval Latin rāmificātiō. By surface analysis, ramify + -ication.

Words formed from ramification

Words that rhyme with ramification

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Questions about ramification

What does ramification mean?: Ramification means 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.
What is ramification in Tamil?: Ramification in Tamil is கிளைத்தல். See Ramification meaning in Tamil.
How do you use ramification in a sentence?: […]we may be sure that Becky and Briggs looked out those august names in the Peerage, and followed the noble races up through all the ramifications of the family tree.
What part of speech is ramification?: Ramification is a noun.
How do you pronounce ramification?: Ramification is pronounced /ɹæmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of ramification?: The plural of ramification is ramifications.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ramification (page history and authors); ramification (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ramification (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ramification (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); संतान (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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