Forking and Consequence

noun

• The place where something divides into branches.
  • synonyms: furcation
• The act of branching out or dividing into branches.
  • synonyms: branching, ramification, fork

verb

• Lift with a pitchfork.
  • usage: "pitchfork hay"
  • synonyms: pitchfork, fork
• Place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces.
  • synonyms: fork
• Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork.
  • usage: "The road forks"
  • synonyms: branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
• Shape like a fork.
  • usage: "She forked her fingers"
  • synonyms: fork

noun

• A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.
  • usage: "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
  • synonyms: effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
• The outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual.
  • synonyms: aftermath
• Having important effects or influence.
  • usage: "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"
  • synonyms: import, moment

• (n.) A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
• (n.) That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause; a result.
• (n.) Chain of causes and effects; consecution.
• (n.) Importance with respect to what comes after; power to influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction.