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n. Freedom from spherical aberration. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make level. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. complanatus, p. p. of complanare to make plane. See Plane, v. t. ] Flattened to a level surface. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. deplanetus, p. p. of deplanare to make level. See Plane, v. t. ] (Bot.) Flattened; made level or even. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. explanatus, p. p. of explanare. See Explain. ] (Bot. & Zoöl.) Spreading or extending outwardly in a flat form. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. explanatio: cf. OF. esplanation. ] 1. The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in Scripture, or of a contract or treaty. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory explanation. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it; definition; interpretation; sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

Different explanations [ of the Trinity ]. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an explanation.

Syn. -- Definition; description; explication; exposition; interpretation; detail. See Definition. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Explanatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being explanatory. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. explanatorius. ] Serving to explain; containing explanation; as explanatory notes. Swift.

{ } [ L. lanatus, fr. lana wool, down. ] 1. Wooly; covered with fine long hair, or hairlike filaments. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: (Biol.) covered with dense often matted or curly hairs.
Syn. -- wooly, woolly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]