Clarification — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding

the act of removing solid particles from a liquid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈʌstᵻdli/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsɹˈeɪts/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsɹˈeɪts/

5 syllables Say it as /kɹˈʌstᵻdli/.

Examples

the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clearing elucidation illumination

Parts of Speech

noun	an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding “the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook”
noun	the act of removing solid particles from a liquid

Word Forms

clarify	verb	make clear and (more) comprehensible
elucidate	verb	make clear and (more) comprehensible
illuminate	verb	make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
clear	verb	clear from impurities, blemishes, pollution, etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Klärung

eine Interpretation, die Hindernisse für das Verständnis beseitigt

🇪🇸Spanish

clarificación

Una interpretación que elimina los obstáculos a la comprensión.

🇮🇹Italian

chiarimento

un’interpretazione che rimuove gli ostacoli alla comprensione

🇳🇱Dutch

verduidelijking

een interpretatie die obstakels voor begrip wegneemt

🇵🇹Portuguese

esclarecimento

uma interpretação que remove obstáculos à compreensão

🇷🇺Russian

разъяснение

интерпретация, которая устраняет препятствия для понимания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्पष्टीकरण

एक व्याख्या जो समझने में आने वाली बाधाओं को दूर करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পষ্টীকরণ

একটি ব্যাখ্যা যা বোঝার প্রতিবন্ধকতা দূর করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிவுபடுத்துதல்

புரிந்து கொள்வதற்கான தடைகளை நீக்கும் விளக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పష్టీకరణ

అర్థం చేసుకోవడానికి అడ్డంకులను తొలగించే వివరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पष्टीकरण

समजण्यातील अडथळे दूर करणारी व्याख्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પષ્ટતા

એક અર્થઘટન જે સમજવામાં આવતા અવરોધોને દૂર કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟೀಕರಣ

ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅಡೆತಡೆಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕುವ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യക്തത

മനസ്സിലാക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള തടസ്സങ്ങൾ നീക്കം ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു വ്യാഖ്യാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪਸ਼ਟੀਕਰਨ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਜੋ ਸਮਝ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੁਕਾਵਟਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਦੂਰ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

وضاحت

ایک ایسی تشریح جو تفہیم کی راہ میں حائل رکاوٹوں کو دور کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

澄清

消除理解障碍的解释

🇯🇵Japanese

明確化

理解の障害を取り除く解釈

🇰🇷Korean

설명

이해의 장애물을 제거하는 해석

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm rõ

một sự giải thích loại bỏ những trở ngại cho sự hiểu biết

🇹🇭Thai

การชี้แจง

การตีความที่ขจัดอุปสรรคในการทำความเข้าใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

klarifikasi

interpretasi yang menghilangkan hambatan untuk memahami

🇵🇭Filipino

paglilinaw

isang interpretasyon na nag-aalis ng mga hadlang sa pag-unawa

🇲🇾Malay

penjelasan

tafsiran yang menghilangkan halangan untuk memahami

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إيضاح

تفسير يزيل العوائق أمام الفهم

🇮🇷Persian

شفاف سازی

تفسیری که موانع درک را برطرف می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

açıklama

anlamanın önündeki engelleri ortadan kaldıran bir yorum

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַבהָרָה

פרשנות שמסירה מכשולים להבנה

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