elaboration

e·lab·o·rate  (-lbr-t)

adj.

1. Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details.

2. Intricate and rich in detail.

v. (-lb-rt) e·lab·o·rat·ed, e·lab·o·rat·ing, e·lab·o·rates

v.tr.

1. To work out with care and detail; develop thoroughly.

2. To produce by effort; create.

v.intr.

1. To become elaborate.

2. To express at greater length or in greater detail: asked me to elaborate on my proposal.

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[Latin labrtus, past participle of labrre, to work out : -, ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + labrre, to work (from labor, work).]

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e·labo·rate·ly adv.

e·labo·rate·ness n.

e·labo·ration n.

e·labo·rator n.

Synonyms: elaborate, complicated, intricate
These adjectives mean marked by complexity of detail: an elaborate lace pattern; the eye, a complicated organ; an intricate problem.

Antonym: simple

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	elaboration - addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed" amplification expanding upon, expansion - adding information or detail
	2.	elaboration - the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique" refinement betterment, improvement, advance - a change for the better; progress in development
	3.	elaboration - a discussion that provides additional information enlargement, expansion discussion, discourse, treatment - an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" expatiation - a discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail embellishment, embroidery - elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"
	4.	elaboration - marked by elaborately complex detail elaborateness, intricacy, involution complexity, complexness - the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers"
	5.	elaboration - developing in intricate and painstaking detail working out development - act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"

Translations

elaboration [ɪˈlæbəˈreɪʃən] N → elaboración f

elaboration [ɪˌlæbəˈreɪʃ^ən] n [plan, theory] → élaboration f
the elaboration of a policy → l'élaboration d'une politique

elaboration

n (of system, plan, theory, = working out) → Ausarbeitung f; (= refinement) → Verfeinerung f, → Ausfeilung f; (= description: of details etc) → nähere Ausführung; (= that which elaborates: details etc) → Ausschmückung f; an author who goes in for a great deal of tedious elaboration → ein Schriftsteller, der eine Menge langatmiger Beschreibungen bringt