Definition of "clarification" in inglés

noun

1. The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from impurities via the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.

   • The clarification of wine.

2. The act of freeing from obscurities; disambiguation.

   • Your ideas deserve clarification.

3. An explanatory comment on, or question about, a point of obscurity.

   • Let me make just one clarification: did he kiss her, or did she kiss him?

4. (journalism) A small piece of writing supplemental to a previously published text, intended to disambiguate, explain away obscurities, but not contradict or emend the text (as would a correction).

5. (in the phrase for clarification) Clarity, transparency, mutual understanding; to be clear.

   • So, just for clarification, you're saying your Chihuahua ate your homework?