the process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.-a small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.-a division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications of a subject or scheme.-the production of branchlike figures.