Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Clarification \Clar`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. clarification, L.
   clarificatio glorification.]
   1. The act or process of making clear or transparent, by
      freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.

   2. The act of freeing from obscurities.

            The clarification of men's ideas.     --Whewell.

Source : WordNet®

clarification
     n 1: an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding;
          "the professor's clarification helped her to understand
          the textbook" [syn: {elucidation}, {illumination}]
     2: the act of removing solid particles from a liquid [syn: {clearing}]