elaboration meaning and definition

ELABORATION noun

Definition of elaboration (noun)

1. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
   • "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed"
   • synonyms: amplification
2. the result of improving something
   • "he described a refinement of this technique"
   • synonyms: refinement
3. a discussion that provides additional information
   • synonyms: enlargement, expansion
4. marked by elaborately complex detail
   • synonyms: elaborateness, intricacy, involution
5. developing in intricate and painstaking detail
   • synonyms: working out