Elucidation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on

an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻlˌuːsɪdˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈawaʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈawaʊt/

5 syllables Say it as /ᵻlˌuːsɪdˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clarification illumination

Parts of Speech

noun	an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on
noun	an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding “the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook”

Word Forms

elucidate	verb	make clear and (more) comprehensible
clarify	verb	make clear and (more) comprehensible
illuminate	verb	make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufklärung

ein Akt des Erklärens, der der Aufklärung und Aufklärung dient

🇫🇷French

élucidation

un acte d'explication qui sert à éclaircir et à éclairer

🇪🇸Spanish

elucidación

un acto de explicación que sirve para aclarar y arrojar luz sobre

🇮🇹Italian

delucidazione

un atto di spiegazione che serve a chiarire e a far luce

🇳🇱Dutch

opheldering

een uitleghandeling die dient om op te helderen en licht te werpen

🇵🇹Portuguese

elucidação

um ato de explicação que serve para esclarecer e esclarecer

🇷🇺Russian

разъяснение

акт объяснения, призванный прояснить и пролить свет на

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्याख्या

समझाने का एक कार्य जो स्पष्ट करने और प्रकाश डालने का काम करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাখ্যা

ব্যাখ্যা করার একটি কাজ যা পরিষ্কার করে এবং আলো নিক্ষেপ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிவுபடுத்துதல்

தெளிவுபடுத்துவதற்கும் வெளிச்சம் போடுவதற்கும் உதவும் ஒரு விளக்கச் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

విశదీకరణ

క్లియర్ చేయడానికి మరియు కాంతిని ప్రసారం చేయడానికి ఉపయోగపడే వివరించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पष्टीकरण

स्पष्ट करण्याची एक कृती जी साफ करते आणि त्यावर प्रकाश टाकते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પષ્ટીકરણ

સમજાવવાની ક્રિયા જે સાફ કરવા અને પ્રકાશ નાખવા માટે સેવા આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟೀಕರಣ

ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟೀಕರಿಸಲು ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಳಕನ್ನು ಬಿತ್ತರಿಸಲು ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುವ ವಿವರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശദീകരണം

വ്യക്തത വരുത്തുന്നതിനും വെളിച്ചം വീശുന്നതിനും സഹായിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വിശദീകരണ പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਆਖਿਆ

ਸਮਝਾਉਣ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਜੋ ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਪਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

وضاحت

وضاحت کرنے کا ایک عمل جو صاف کرنے اور روشنی ڈالنے کا کام کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阐明

一种解释行为，旨在澄清和阐明问题

🇯🇵Japanese

解明

状況を明らかにし、光を当てるために役立つ説明する行為

🇰🇷Korean

설명

명확하게 하고 밝혀주는 역할을 하는 설명 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự làm sáng tỏ

một hành động giải thích nhằm làm sáng tỏ và làm sáng tỏ

🇹🇭Thai

การชี้แจง

การอธิบายที่ทำหน้าที่ชี้แจงและทำให้กระจ่างขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

penjelasan

tindakan menjelaskan yang berfungsi untuk menjernihkan dan memberikan pencerahan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapaliwanag

isang kilos ng pagpapaliwanag na nagsisilbing linaw at nagbibigay liwanag

🇲🇾Malay

penerangan

satu tindakan menerangkan yang berfungsi untuk menjernihkan dan memberikan cahaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توضيح

عمل شرح يعمل على توضيح وإلقاء الضوء

🇮🇷Persian

روشنگری

عملی از توضیح است که به روشن کردن و روشن کردن آن کمک می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

açıklama

konuyu netleştirmeye ve ışık tutmaya yarayan bir açıklama eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הבהרה

פעולת הסבר המשמשת להבהיר ולהאיר

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