the act of branching out or dividing into branches
noun
a part of a forked or branching shape
“he broke off one of the branches”
noun
a development that complicates a situation
“the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications”
noun
an arrangement of branching parts
Word Forms
ramify
verb
grow and send out branches or branch-like structures
bifurcate
verb
split or divide into two
fork
verb
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
branchy
adjective
having many branches
branch
verb
divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork
complicate
verb
make more complicated
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Verzweigung
der Akt der Verzweigung oder Aufteilung in Zweige
🇪🇸Spanish
ramificación
el acto de ramificarse o dividirse en ramas
🇮🇹Italian
ramificazione
l'atto di ramificarsi o dividersi in rami
🇳🇱Dutch
vertakking
de handeling van het vertakken of verdelen in takken
🇵🇹Portuguese
ramificação
o ato de ramificar ou dividir em ramos
🇷🇺Russian
разветвление
акт разветвления или деления на ветви
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उपशाखा
शाखाओं में बँटने या बाँटने की क्रिया या भाव
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রসারণ
শাখা বের করা বা শাখায় বিভক্ত করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
கிளைகள்
கிளைகளாக அல்லது கிளைகளாகப் பிரிக்கும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆవిర్భావము
శాఖలుగా లేదా శాఖలుగా విభజించే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
परिणाम
शाखा काढण्याची किंवा शाखांमध्ये विभागण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
વિક્ષેપ
શાખાઓ બહાર કાઢવા અથવા શાખાઓમાં વિભાજીત કરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕವಲೊಡೆಯುವಿಕೆ
ಕವಲೊಡೆಯುವ ಅಥವಾ ಶಾಖೆಗಳಾಗಿ ವಿಭಜಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ശാഖകൾ
ശാഖകളായി വിഭജിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശാഖകളായി വിഭജിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ
ਸ਼ਾਖਾਵਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੰਡਣ ਜਾਂ ਵੰਡਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
افراتفری
شاخیں نکالنے یا شاخوں میں تقسیم کرنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
衍生
分支或分成分支的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
枝分かれ
枝分かれする、または枝に分かれる行為
🇰🇷Korean
분파
가지를 뻗거나 가지로 나누는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự phân nhánh
hành động phân nhánh hoặc chia thành các nhánh
🇹🇭Thai
การขยายสาขา
การแตกแขนงหรือแตกแขนงออกเป็นกิ่งก้าน
🇮🇩Indonesian
percabangan
tindakan bercabang atau membagi menjadi cabang
🇵🇭Filipino
pagsasanib
ang akto ng pagsasanga o paghahati sa mga sanga
🇲🇾Malay
percabangan
perbuatan bercabang atau membahagikan kepada cabang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التداعيات
فعل التفرع أو التقسيم إلى فروع
🇮🇷Persian
انشعاب
عمل انشعاب یا تقسیم به شاخه ها
🇹🇷Turkish
dallanma
dallanma veya dallara ayrılma eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
הִסתַעֲפוּת
פעולת הסתעפות או חלוקה לענפים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'ramification'?
The primary meaning of 'ramification' is 'the act of branching out or dividing into branches'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'ramification' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'ramification' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'ramification' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'ramification' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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Do you find 'ramification' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'ramification' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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