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分枝,分歧,树枝,支脉,支流,衍生物

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ramification \Ram`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [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.

资料来源 : WordNet®

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