Definitions for Explanation
ˌɛk spləˈneɪ ʃənex·pla·na·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.2 / 13 votes

1. explanation, accountnoun

   a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

   "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"

2. explanationnoun

   thought that makes something comprehensible

3. explanationnoun

   the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible

   "I heard his explanation of the accident"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.2 / 5 votes

1. explanationnoun

   The act or process of explaining

   The explanation was long and drawn-out.

2. explanationnoun

   Something that explains, makes understandable

   An explanation for each UFO sighting was easily found.

3. explanationnoun

   An excuse, apologetic justification not based on enough evidence

   Hoover supporters' "explanations" and former status rarely save him from modern ridicule as a useless expense.

4. Etymology: From explanatio, from explanare; see explain.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Explanationnoun

   Etymology: from explain.

   1. The act of explaining or interpreting.2. The sense given by an explainer or interpreter.

   Before this explanation be condemned, and the bill found upon it, some lawyers should fully inform the jury. Jonathan Swift.

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1. explanation

   An explanation is a description or justification that provides clarifying information or details about a particular topic, concept, situation or phenomenon, often with the intent of making it clear, understandable or providing a reason for it.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.8 / 4 votes

1. Explanationnoun

   the act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in Scripture, or of a contract or treaty

2. Explanationnoun

   that which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation

3. Explanationnoun

   the meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; interpretation; sense

4. Explanationnoun

   a mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an explanation

WikidataRate this definition:3.3 / 4 votes

1. Explanation

   An explanation is a set of statements constructed to describe a set of facts which clarifies the causes, context, and consequences of those facts. This description may establish rules or laws, and may clarify the existing ones in relation to any objects, or phenomena examined. The components of an explanation can be implicit, and be interwoven with one another. An explanation is often underpinned by an understanding that is represented by different media such as music, text, and graphics. Thus, an explanation is subjected to interpretation, and discussion. In scientific research, explanation is one of the purposes of research, e.g., exploration and description. Explanation is a way to uncover new knowledge, and to report relationships among different aspects of studied phenomena. Explanations have varied explanatory power.

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1. explanation

   The act and process of to explain.

   The explanation was crystal clear and we all understood.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 6, 2020  

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1. • Speech Act
   • Statement
   • Thinking

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Explanation' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2137

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Explanation' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3976

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Explanation' in Nouns Frequency: #734

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Explanation in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Explanation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Explanation in a Sentence

1. Nikolas Xiros:

   There is a series of peculiar things and all that need to be explained, it may very well be some kind of an accident, but not necessarily a human error. We will have to see. But … I think the most probable explanation is the ship with anchor down moved both back and forth and possibly caused damage to the pipeline.

2. Kris Jenner:

   Kim leads the pack. She's the queen of the thick skin. In June Kim was mommy-shamed for a picture of her son, Saint West, in a facing forward car seat, which could put a child at risk. But she got far more scrutiny during her traumatic 2016 robbery in Paris. Kris Jenner offered insight as to why they decided to share Kardashian-West’s Paris robbery on the long running reality series. So many people felt like they deserved the explanation of what happened because they had for the last decade followed every moment of her life and so then she felt like it would almost be a relief to be able to say it on her terms and explain what happened.

3. Hiranao Honda:

   There are a series of costs that have yet to be budgeted for, such as construction, and we still have to pay for the missiles. There has not been an adequate explanation from the government.

4. Xavier Dolan:

   I'm like,' Guys, get over it. It doesn't matter,' but the real explanation is that I never like filming modern phones or cars. They're so implanted in our lives that when you see them in movies, you're reminded you're in reality.

5. Matt Rigby:

   CFC-11 was used primarily in foam blowing, so we looked at estimates of the amount of CFC-11 that could be locked up in insulating foams in buildings or refrigerators that were made before 2010, but the quantities were far too small to explain the recent rise, the most likely explanation is that new production has taken place, at least prior to the end of 2017, which is the period covered in our work.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Explanation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Explanation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Explanation
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Explanation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Explanation