1. (

• amplification ,
• elaboration ,

) addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail; "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed" ;

2. (

• refinement ,
• elaboration

) the result of improving something; "he described a refinement of this technique" ;

3. (

• expansion ,
• enlargement ,
• elaboration

) a discussion that provides additional information ;

4. (

• elaborateness ,
• elaboration ,
• intricacy ,
• involution

) marked by elaborately complex detail ;

5. (

• elaboration ,
• working_out

) developing in intricate and painstaking detail ;