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επίπτωση — meaning in English

epiptosi

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English meaning

  • ramification noun A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.
  • repercussion noun A bad result of an action or event, usually one that arrives later and indirectly. Usually plural.

Senses

επίπτωση is used for these senses in English:

  • ramification (figurative, often, in plural) An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.
  • repercussion A consequence or ensuing result of some action.

ramification — full definition

  1. noun A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.
  2. noun An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.
  3. noun An arrangement of branches.

repercussion — full definition

  1. noun A bad result of an action or event, usually one that arrives later and indirectly. Usually plural.
  2. noun An echo or reverberation of sound; the act of striking back.

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