English-Thai Dictionary

ramification

N การ แตก สาขา  forking divarication concentration uniting kan-teak-sa-ka

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RAMIFICATION

n.[L. ramus, a branch. ] 1. The process of branching or shooting branches from a stem.
2. A branch; a small division proceeding from a main stock or channel; as the ramifications of a family; the ramifications of an artery.
3. A division or subdivision; as the ramifications of a subject or scheme.
4. In botany, the manner in which a tree produces its branches or boughs.
5. The production of figures resembling branches.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ramification

ram i fi ca tion |ˌraməfəˈkāSHən ˌræməfəˈkeɪʃən | ▶noun (usu. ramifications ) a consequence of an action or event, esp. when complex or unwelcome: any change is bound to have legal ramifications. • a subdivision of a complex structure or process perceived as comparable to a tree's branches: an extended family with its ramifications of neighboring in-laws. • formal or technical the action or state of ramifying or being ramified. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from ramifier ‘form branches ’ (see ramify ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

ramification

ram ¦ifi |ca ¦tion |ˌramɪfɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun (usu. ramifications ) a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event: any change is bound to have legal ramifications. • a subdivision of a complex structure or process: an extended family with its ramifications of neighbouring in-laws. • [ mass noun ] formal or technical the action of ramifying or the state of being ramified. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French, from ramifier ‘form branches ’ (see ramify ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ramification

ramification noun the incident backfired on her and has had ramifications beyond anything she could have imagined: consequence, result, aftermath, outcome, effect, upshot; development, implication; product, by-product.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ramification

ramification noun the political ramifications of shutting the factory would be immense: consequence, result, aftermath, outcome, effect, upshot, issue, sequel; complication, development, implication; product, by-product, outgrowth, spin-off.

 

French Dictionary

ramification

ramification n. f. nom féminin Embranchement, division. : Quelles sont les ramifications qui sous-tendent cette secte?

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ramification

ram i fi ca tion /ræ̀mɪfɪkéɪʃ (ə )n /名詞 C 〖通例 ～s 〗1 影響, (派生的 )結果, 成り行き (consequence, effect ).2 (システムや体系の )一部, 部門, 分派, 分枝 .