ramification vs branching

ramification and branching both are nouns.

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

As nouns, ramification and branching are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of ramification include fork, forking.

ramification (noun)	branching (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

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