ramification
(noun)
noun
1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches
Similar word(s): branching, fork, forking
Definition categories: act, division
2. a part of a forked or branching shape
Definition categories: shape, subfigure
3. a development that complicates a situation
- the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications
Similar word(s): complication
Definition categories: event, development
4. an arrangement of branching parts
Definition categories: attribute, arrangement, placement