clarification
nounCA, US, UK /ˌklæɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ · /ˌklɛɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology Borrowed from Middle French clarification, from Latin clārificātiō.
The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from impurities via the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.
- The clarification of wine.
The act of freeing from obscurities; disambiguation.
- Your ideas deserve clarification.
An explanatory comment on, or question about, a point of obscurity.
- Let me make just one clarification: did he kiss her, or did she kiss him?
Journalism, Media A small piece of writing supplemental to a previously published text, intended to disambiguate, explain away obscurities, but not contradict or emend the text (as would a correction).
In the phrase for clarification Clarity, transparency, mutual understanding; to be clear.
- So, just for clarification, you're saying your Chihuahua ate your homework?
- Derived terms
- explainification, reclarification
- Related terms
- clarifier, clarify, qualification, sedimentation