ram·i·fi·ca·tion /ˌræməfəˈkeʃən/
  分枝,分歧,樹枝,支脈,支流,衍生物
  ram·i·fi·ca·tion /ˌræməfəˈkeʃən/ 名詞
  分支,支脈,支流,細節,結果,衍生物
  Ram·i·fi·ca·tion n.
  1. The process of branching, or the development of branches 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 of a subject or scheme.
  4. The production of branchlike figures.
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  ramification
       n 1: the act of branching out or dividing into branches [syn: branching,
             fork, forking]
       2: a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of
          the branches"; "they took the south fork" [syn: branch,
          fork, leg]
       3: a development that complicates a situation; "the court's
          decision had many unforeseen ramifications" [syn: complication]
       4: an arrangement of branching parts