ramification

US: /ˌɹæməfəˈkeɪʃən/
UK: /ɹˌæmɪfɪkˈe‍ɪʃən/


English Vietnamese dictionary


ramification /,ræmifi'keiʃn/
  • danh từ
    • sự phân nhánh, sự chia nhánh
    • nhánh, chi nhánh
      • a ramification of a tree: một nhánh cây
      • the ramifications of a river: các nhánh sông
      • the ramifications of a company: các chi nhánh của một công ty

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
[usually pl.] one of the large number of complicated and unexpected results that follow an action or a decision: These changes are bound to have widespread social ramifications.

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 consequence, result, effect, upshot, implication, subtlety; complication, difficulty:
Have you considered the ramifications of your decision to retire?
2 branch, extension, outgrowth, subdivision, offshoot:
Courier services may be considered a ramification of services that were once performed by the post office.

Concise English dictionary


ramifications‚ræmɪfɪ'keɪʃn
noun
+the act of branching out or dividing into branches
+a part of a forked or branching shape
+a development that complicates a situation
+an arrangement of branching parts