branching vs ramification

branching and ramification both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
branching	Yes	Yes	No	No
ramification	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, branching and ramification are synonyms defined as:

branching and ramification: the act of branching out or dividing into branches

Other synonyms of branching include fork, forking.

branching (noun)	ramification (noun)
the act of branching out or dividing into branches	the act of branching out or dividing into branches
	an arrangement of branching parts
	a development that complicates a situation
	a part of a forked or branching shape

branching (adjective)	ramification (adjective)
having branches
resembling the branches of a tree