Noun: elaboration i,la-bu'rey-shun
- Developing in intricate and painstaking detail
"The elaboration of the complex mathematical proof took months";
- working out
- Addition of extra material, illustration or clarifying detail
"an elaboration of the sketch followed";
- amplification
- A discussion that provides additional information
"The professor's elaboration on the topic helped clarify the complex concept";
- expansion, enlargement
- The result of improving something
"The elaboration of the original design made it much more functional";
- refinement
- Quality or state of having complex or ornate detail
"The elaboration of the lace pattern impressed the judges";
- elaborateness, intricacy, involution
Derived forms: elaborations
Type of: advance, betterment, complexity, complexness, development, discourse, discussion, expanding upon, expansion, improvement, treatment
Encyclopedia: Elaboration