ramification vs subfigure

ramification and subfigure both are nouns.

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

As nouns, subfigure is a hypernym of ramification; that is, subfigure is a word with a broader meaning than ramification:

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