Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) derivation (the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)) "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation"
S: (n) deriving, derivation, etymologizing ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)
S: (n) explanation, account (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"
S: (n) simplification (an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity)
S: (n) accounting (a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes) "he was unable to give a clear accounting for his actions"
S: (n) reason (an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon) "the reason a steady state was never reached was that the back pressure built up too slowly"
S: (n) exposition (an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse) "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background"
S: (n) gloss, rubric (an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text)
S: (n) deriving, derivation, etymologizing ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)
S: (n) definition (a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol)
S: (n) interpretation (an explanation that results from interpreting something) "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
S: (n) walk-through (a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process) "she gave me a walk-through of my new duties"
S: (n) derivation (a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions)
S: (n) derivation ((descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation) "`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations"