1. (

• branching ,
• ramification ,
• fork ,
• forking

) the act of branching out or dividing into branches ;

2. (

• branch ,
• leg ,
• ramification

) a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches" ;

3. (

• complication ,
• ramification

) a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications" ;

4. (

• ramification

) an arrangement of branching parts ;