- branching, ramification, fork, forking - the act of branching out or dividing into branches
--1 is a kind of division
--1 has particulars: bifurcation; trifurcation; divarication; fibrillationDerived forms: verb ramify2, verb ramify3 - branch, fork, leg, ramification - a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork"
--2 is a kind of subfigure
--2 is a part of furcation, forking
--2 has particulars: bifurcation; brachiumDerived forms: verb ramify2, verb ramify3 - complication, ramification - a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
--3 is a kind of development
Derived form: verb ramify1 - ramification - an arrangement of branching parts
--4 is a kind of placement, arrangement
Derived forms: verb ramify2, verb ramify3