INTERPRETATION Synonyms

• a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.

• an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious

• handing over prisoners to the country in which a crime was committed

• the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance

• an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

• the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations

• a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed

• the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'

• a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation

• a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud

• an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding

• the act of removing solid particles from a liquid

• a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

• the act of constructing something

• a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit

• the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought

• a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

• drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem

• an interpretation of a text or action

• the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones

• the activity of making clear or converting from code into plain text

• an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on

• an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding

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

• thought that makes something comprehensible

• the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible

• the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.

• a detailed explanation of the meaning of something

• the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

• the message that is intended or expressed or signified

• the idea that is intended

• rich in significance or implication

• the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

• a way of conceiving something

• the process of perceiving

• knowledge gained by perceiving

• becoming aware of something via the senses

• a general conscious awareness

• the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

• the faculty through which the external world is apprehended

• sound practical judgment

• a natural appreciation or ability

• perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles

• detect some circumstance or entity automatically

• become aware of not through the senses but instinctively

• discern

• a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

• a uniform movement without rotation

• the act of changing in form or shape or appearance

• (mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same

• (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm

• rewording something in less technical terminology

• the act of uniform movement

• the cognitive condition of someone who understands

• the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises

• an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

• the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination

• characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy

• convert code into ordinary language

• read with difficulty

• an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious

• the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

• a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England

• a particular interpretation or performance

• a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

• written material intended to be read

• a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

• a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

• the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments

• an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

• something a little different from others of the same type

• a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

• a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

• a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

• manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)