(n.) The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.
(n.) A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.
(n.) A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications of a subject or scheme.
(n.) The production of branchlike figures.
Example Sentences:
(1) I approached the public inquiry after much soul-searching, weighing up the ramifications of "rocking the boat" with the potential longer-term gains of a more robust and sustainable regulator.
(2) Future research and clinical evaluations should focus on the components of the learning and memory processes when the ramifications of temporal lobe ablations on cognitive function are studied.
(3) The astrocytes had generally two types of processes: (1) thread-like processes of relatively constant width with few ramifications and few lamellar appendages and (2) the sinuous processes with clusters of lamellar appendages.
(4) Speaking for the first time since the Qatari royal family abandoned his plans to build 552 new homes on the site of Chelsea barracks, Rogers called for a national inquiry into whether the prince has a constitutional right to become involved in matters such as planning applications which have economic, political and social ramifications.
(5) Thus, the existence of different forms of UBF may have important ramifications for transcription by RNA polymerase I.
(6) B-cells are found between the ramifications of the DC.
(7) On the basis of dendroarchitecture and cell body shape, complemented with morphometry of dendritic ramification, four major neuronal types were distinguished in lamina I of the spinal cord of the rat.
(8) This advance was represented by an increase in the cytoplasmic volume, appearance and development Golgi zones, grouping of the free ribosomes into rosettes, appearance of single synaptic contacts, and a ramification of large-calibre nerve processes that continued during the later stages of the embryogenesis (ED19-ED22).
(9) She says that, while she stayed away from the more difficult ramifications of that upbringing, she nevertheless plunged right into the "hot quicksand" of the Arab-Israeli conflict, right down into the Biblical roots of Jewish-Muslim conflict in the story of Abraham, Hagar, Isaac and Ishmael (which she meditates upon in the opera's Hagar chorus), and into the vortex of questions about Israel's right to exist and what motivates terrorists.
(10) In neuropil, which is presented mainly as axo-spinal assymetrical contacts of the I type after Grey, transversal profiles of tightly arranged and collected in fasciculi finest axonal collaterals and terminal dendritic ramifications are revealed.
(11) "This has very serious ramifications with potentially grievous consequences for the country," the military said.
(12) Data from the two procedures are compared and ramifications for the study of body size are discussed.
(13) Thus, these data suggest a novel pharmacological action of HETEs on PLA2 which may have potential ramifications in the regulation of arachidonic acid metabolism.
(14) The possible explanation and ramifications of this finding are discussed.
(15) The paper develops a simple mathematical model for this process, based on experimental observations, and explores several ramifications.
(16) The basic pattern of arborisation shows short primary dendrites which branch close to the soma, forming a distal ramification extending over 600 to 1,200 micrometer from the soma.
(17) It is suggested that knowledge of sexual abuse and its ramifications be addressed at the medical school curriculum level and be taught in the various clinical departments and incorporated into ward teaching rounds and seminars.
(18) Some decisions are quite simple and have minimal, if any, ramifications; other decisions are more complex and can have major ramifications.
(19) (1) The incidence of Type I -A(1) was 13.2%, the highest among the entire Su ramification.
(20) Opinions have varied, and still do, on such matters as to whether or not the diagnosis of glaucoma is contingent upon a field defect, the existence of low tension glaucoma, the ramifications of ocular hypertension, what constitutes a glaucomatous appearance of the disc, field defects versus the appearance of the disc, field defects versus the appearance of the disc, and what constitutes an early glaucomatous field defect.
Rippling
Definition:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ripple
Example Sentences:
(1) Past measurements have shown that the intensity range is reduced at the extremes of the F0 range, that there is a gradual upward tilt of the high- and low-intensity boundaries with increasing F0, and that a ripple exists at the boundaries.
(2) The 180-acre imperial palace appears to send ripples through the surrounding urban grain like a rock thrown into a pond, forming the successive layers of ring-roads.
(3) Shares in energy companies lost ground as the impact of the drop in oil prices rippled through European stock markets.
(4) The market is lightly regulated and any problems could ripple out into a wider credit crunch.
(5) But the move to inflate the price of Daraprim, which is the brand name for the generic drug pyrimethamine and was originally developed in the 1940s by corporate elements of the pharmaceutical giant now known as GlaxoSmithKline, has set off ripples of concern across the medical community.
(6) At least that seemed to be the lesson last week when the autumn statement confirmed a further £600m raid on the troubled universal credit – a move that didn't cause a ripple.
(7) Although only relatively few of the mildly impaired elderly in the nursing home volunteered for the joint activity, the ripple effect of the project extended beyond the direct participants.
(8) Panic rippled through the crowd as riot police advanced repeatedly with batons drawn before being later backed up by dozens of mounted police.
(9) He has described himself as "semi-retired" and, as unrest rippled through Tibetan areas in 2008, threatened to resign as leader of the administration-in-exile if violence continued.
(10) There is a ripple of applause and the odd cheer each time.
(11) The result suggests that the rearrangement of the ripple structure takes place during temperature change successively.
(12) The time has come to relegate psychoanalysis to its proper place as a moment in the historical development of psychiatry and a ripple in 20th century western culture.
(13) However, while the return of rising property prices which started in London has been rippling out to the regions, Zoopla claimed that in some parts of the country homes are worth less than at the turn of the year.
(14) (The day before, they filmed a car chase down the main street and the excitement still ripples through the glutinous air.)
(15) Random grenade blasts and gunfire sent ripples of tension through the crowds, tearful women ducking as explosions rocked the courtyard.
(16) The a parameter (proportional to the lamellar repeat distance) increases with increasing water content, while the b parameter (a measure of the ripple periodicity) decreases with increasing water content.
(17) Secondary rippled structures are observed in the low temperature L beta'-phase for cholesterol content below approx.
(18) They were formed by parallel filaments of 6-10 nm beaded periodically by electron-dense particles of 10-18 nm in a lattice, hexagonal or parallel-ripple pattern.
(19) Meanwhile, barely a ripple was caused by the seeming incongruity of insisting on those on higher incomes to shoulder more of the burden, while failing to repeat the pledge from last year’s Westminster manifesto to introduce a 50p top rate of tax.
(20) In contrast, application of 4-AP to nerves injured by the placement of loose ligatures results in the appearance of late rippled components in the compound action potential.