clarification Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding
    illumination; elucidation.
    • the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook
  2. noun the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
    clearing.

WordNet

Clar`i*fi*ca"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. clarification, L. clarificatio glorification.
Definitions
  1. The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.
  2. The act of freeing from obscurities.
    The clarification of men's ideas. Whewell.

Webster 1913