- ramification
- ramification (n.) 1670s, "a branching out," from Fr. ramification, from ramifier (see RAMIFY (Cf. ramify)). Transferred sense of "outgrowth, consequence" first recorded 1755. Related: Ramifications.
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ramification — [ ramifikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1541 anat.; lat. sav. ramificatio 1 ♦ Division en plusieurs rameaux; chacune des divisions ou des rameaux eux mêmes. Ramification d une tige à fleurs. ⇒ inflorescence. Spécialt Ramification des racines, des nervures des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Ramification — Ram i*fi*ca tion (r[a^]m [i^]*f[i^]*k[=a] sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. ramification. See {Ramify}.] 1. The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement. [1913 Webster] 2. A small… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ramification — Ramification. s. f. Terme d anatomie. Distribution d une grosse veine ou artere en plusieurs moindres qui en sont comme les rameaux. La ramification des veines … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
ramification — index organ Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ramification — [n] consequence, development bifurcation, branch, branching, breaking, complication, consequence, divarication, division, excrescence, extension, forking, offshoot, outgrowth, partition, radiation, result, sequel, subdividing, subdivision,… … New thesaurus
ramification — [ram΄ə fi kā′shən] n. [MFr < pp. of ML ramificare] 1. a ramifying or being ramified; specif., the arrangement of branches or offshoots, as on a plant 2. the result of ramifying; specif., a) a branch or offshoot b) a derived effect, consequence … English World dictionary
Ramification — In mathematics, ramification is a geometric term used for branching out , in the way that the square root function, for complex numbers, can be seen to have two branches differing in sign. It is also used from the opposite perspective (branches… … Wikipedia
Ramification — En mathématiques, la ramification est un terme géométrique utilisé au sens de embranchement extérieur, à la façon dont la fonction racine carrée, pour les nombres complexes, peut être vue lorsqu on considère ses deux branches opposées. Il est… … Wikipédia en Français
RAMIFICATION — s. f. Production de rameaux, disposition des branches. Il est peu usité en ce sens. Il se dit, par extension, en termes d Anatomie, de La division, de la distribution d une grosse veine, d une artère, d un nerf, en plusieurs moindres veines, etc … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
ramification — noun /ɹamɪfɪˈkeɪʃən,ˌɹæməfəˈkeɪʃən/ a) A branching out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures… … Wiktionary
