elucidation

Noun

  1. an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
    • Less specific
      • explanation
    • Related
      • clarify
      • clear up
      • elucidate
      • clear
      • clear up
      • shed light on
      • crystallize
      • crystallise
      • crystalize
      • crystalise
      • straighten out
      • sort out
      • enlighten
      • illuminate
      • elucidate
  2. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; “the professor’s clarification helped her to understand the textbook”
    • Synonyms
      • clarification
      • illumination
    • Less specific
      • interpretation
    • More specific
      • disambiguation
    • Related
      • clear
      • clear up
      • shed light on
      • crystallize
      • crystallise
      • crystalize
      • crystalise
      • straighten out
      • sort out
      • enlighten
      • illuminate
      • elucidate
      • clarify
      • clear up
      • elucidate
      • clear
      • clear up
      • shed light on
      • crystallize
      • crystallise
      • crystalize
      • crystalise
      • straighten out
      • sort out
      • enlighten
      • illuminate
      • elucidate
      • clarify
      • clear up
      • elucidate