A rapid diversification of an ancestral species into many new forms.
The transfer of energy via radiation.
The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
The process of radiating waves or particles.
Radioactive energy.
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.
An arrangement of branches.
An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.