'Clarification' definitions:

Definition of 'clarification'

From: WordNet
noun
An interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook" [syn: clarification, elucidation, illumination]
noun
The act of removing solid particles from a liquid [syn: clearing, clarification]

Definition of 'Clarification'

From: GCIDE
  • Clarification \Clar`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. clarification, L. clarificatio glorification.]
  • 1. The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The act of freeing from obscurities. [1913 Webster]
  • The clarification of men's ideas. --Whewell. [1913 Webster]