Elaboration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

the result of improving something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻlˌæbɚɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɔːsteɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɔːsteɪn/

5 syllables Say it as /ᵻlˌæbɚɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

a few remarks added in amplification and defense
an elaboration of the sketch followed
he described a refinement of this technique

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

expansion involution amplification enlargement elaborateness intricacy working out refinement

Parts of Speech

noun	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail “a few remarks added in amplification and defense”
noun	the result of improving something “he described a refinement of this technique”
noun	a discussion that provides additional information
noun	marked by elaborately complex detail
noun	developing in intricate and painstaking detail

Word Forms

elaborate	verb	add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
refine	verb	improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
expand	verb	add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
enlarge	verb	add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
elaborate	adjective	developed or executed with care and in minute detail; ; - John Buchan

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausarbeitung

Hinzufügung von zusätzlichem Material oder Illustrationen oder verdeutlichenden Details

🇫🇷French

élaboration

ajout de matériel supplémentaire, d’illustration ou de détails clarifiants

🇪🇸Spanish

elaboración

adición de material adicional o ilustración o detalle aclaratorio

🇮🇹Italian

elaborazione

aggiunta di materiale extra, illustrazioni o dettagli chiarificatori

🇳🇱Dutch

uitwerking

toevoeging van extra materiaal of illustratie of verduidelijkende details

🇵🇹Portuguese

elaboração

adição de material extra ou ilustração ou detalhe esclarecedor

🇷🇺Russian

разработка

добавление дополнительного материала или иллюстрации или поясняющих деталей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विस्तार

अतिरिक्त सामग्री या चित्रण जोड़ना या विवरण स्पष्ट करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিস্তারিত

অতিরিক্ত উপাদান বা দৃষ্টান্ত বা বিশদ বিবরণের সংযোজন

🇮🇳Tamil

விரிவுரை

கூடுதல் பொருள் அல்லது விளக்கம் அல்லது தெளிவுபடுத்தும் விவரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

విశదీకరణ

అదనపు మెటీరియల్ లేదా ఇలస్ట్రేషన్ లేదా వివరణాత్మక వివరాలను జోడించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

विस्तार

अतिरिक्त सामग्री किंवा चित्रण किंवा स्पष्टीकरण तपशील जोडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિસ્તરણ

વધારાની સામગ્રી અથવા ચિત્ર અથવા સ્પષ્ટતા કરતી વિગતોનો ઉમેરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವರಣೆ

ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ವಸ್ತು ಅಥವಾ ವಿವರಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟೀಕರಣದ ವಿವರಗಳ ಸೇರ್ಪಡೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശദീകരണം

അധിക മെറ്റീരിയൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചിത്രീകരണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിശദാംശം വ്യക്തമാക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸਤਾਰ

ਵਾਧੂ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਦ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਾਂਤ ਜਾਂ ਸਪਸ਼ਟੀਕਰਨ ਵੇਰਵੇ ਦਾ ਜੋੜ

🇵🇰Urdu

تفصیل

اضافی مواد یا مثال یا وضاحتی تفصیل کا اضافہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阐述

添加额外的材料或插图或澄清细节

🇯🇵Japanese

詳細

余分な資料やイラストの追加、または詳細の明確化

🇰🇷Korean

동화

추가 자료나 그림을 추가하거나 세부 사항을 명확하게 설명합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tỉ mỉ

bổ sung thêm tài liệu hoặc hình minh họa hoặc làm rõ chi tiết

🇹🇭Thai

การทำอย่างละเอียด

การเพิ่มเติมเนื้อหาหรือภาพประกอบเพิ่มเติมหรือชี้แจงรายละเอียด

🇮🇩Indonesian

elaborasi

penambahan materi atau ilustrasi tambahan atau detail klarifikasi

🇵🇭Filipino

elaborasyon

pagdaragdag ng karagdagang materyal o paglalarawan o paglilinaw ng detalye

🇲🇾Malay

penghuraian

penambahan bahan tambahan atau ilustrasi atau perincian penjelasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفصيل

إضافة مواد إضافية أو توضيح أو توضيح التفاصيل

🇮🇷Persian

شرح و بسط

افزودن مطالب اضافی یا تصویر یا روشن کردن جزئیات

🇹🇷Turkish

detaylandırma

ekstra malzeme veya illüstrasyon eklenmesi veya ayrıntıların açıklığa kavuşturulması

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁכלוּל

תוספת של חומר נוסף או איור או פירוט הבהרה

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