ramification

英 [,ræmɪfɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n] 美['ræməfə'keʃən]

• n. 衍生物；分枝，分叉；支流

1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches

2. a part of a forked or branching shape;

"he broke off one of the branches"

"they took the south fork"

3. a development that complicates a situation;

"the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"

4. an arrangement of branching parts