explanatory
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3.8
- adjective
- /ɪkˈsplænəˌtɔri/
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explicativo
- So there is a trouble, right, with his explanatory model, right?
- explanatory variables
- explanatory capability
- explanatory power
So art is not self-explanatory in some sense.
- So art is not self-explanatory in some sense.
- And these explanatory frameworks work beautifully, I think.
- So God or creative reason winds up being the explanatory principle for everything.
- And that we may have the wrong intuitions about what the explanatory targets of the science of consciousness should be.
- And I have very clear structural biomechanical issues that also have some explanatory power.
- So we've got comprehensive explanatory notes, vivid introductions, and the most up to date scholarship.
- You know, in the same way that Flodginson's theory eventually went away because it wasn't an adequate explanatory metaphor.
- Now, the attachment origin model of narcissism is one of the more robust and likely useful explanatory models.
- There is no good explanatory data suggesting why non REM sleep always comes first and REM sleep comes second.
- As I said, Lord of the Rings, that's self-explanatory.
- In most areas of medicine, biological measures limit the explanatory spread of ideas.
- And that is in a very explanatory that that doesn't sound like the right word.
Examples
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The analysis drew on various explanatory literatures, but did not employ a particular theoretical framework.
Academic text (1990) -
With respect to every explanatory pattern, we should raise the following three questions:
Academic text (1991) -
So one thing one can say is just appeal to the explanatory gap itself.
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Reasons for the low explanatory power need to be checked across other studies.
Academic text (1999) -
In most areas of medicine, biological measures limit the explanatory spread of ideas.
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Usually we take probabilistic claims to be explanatory of certain things.
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And these explanatory frameworks work beautifully, I think.
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There is no good explanatory data suggesting why non REM sleep always comes first and REM sleep comes second.
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The present research uses gender, type of residential community, and school religiosity as explanatory factors for the different adolescent characteristics.
Academic text (2008) -
The teacher provided an explanatory guide to help students understand the complex topic.
Synonyms
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4.6
Showing examples or pictures to make an idea clear
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7.0
Writing that explains facts or ideas clearly
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6.9
Used to explain information or ideas clearly, for example in a lesson
Helping someone understand something clearly
Making something clear and easy to understand
To give clear information that explains something
Giving extra detail to make an idea clearer
Helps explain something using pictures or examples
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
explanatory = explanation (transparent) = explain + explanation + atory
The adjective is a regular derivation from the verb/noun 'explain'/'explanation' meaning 'serving to explain'; learners who know the base will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The word explanatory comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and planare 'to make level', and it is the same root as the everyday words explain and plain. So, something explanatory helps 'make things clear' by 'leveling' an idea so others can understand.