explanation

noun

1. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.

   noun.communication

   Examples

   The explanation was very simple.

   Synonyms account

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. thought that makes something comprehensible

   noun.cognition

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible

   noun.communication

   Examples

   I heard his explanation of the accident.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the <i>explanation</i> of a passage in Scripture, or of a contract or treaty.

   noun

   Source: webster1913