elaboration elaboration /ɪˌlæbɝˈeɪʃən/

noun

1. () Addition of extra material, illustration or clarifying detail  ( amplification , elaboration )
   addition of extra material, illustration or clarifying detail
    A few remarks added in amplification and defense
   a few remarks added in amplification and defense
    An elaboration of the sketch followed
   an elaboration of the sketch followed
   
2. Developing in intricate and painstaking detail  ( elaboration , working out )
   developing in intricate and painstaking detail
   
3. Marked by elaborately complex detail  ( elaborateness , elaboration , intricacy , involution )
   marked by elaborately complex detail
   
4. A discussion that provides additional information  ( elaboration , enlargement , expansion )
   a discussion that provides additional information
   
5. The result of improving something  ( elaboration , refinement )
   the result of improving something
    He described a refinement of this technique
   he described a refinement of this technique