(psychology) The automatic, natural, habitual way in which a person explains events.

Very specific, clear, or detailed. / (euphemistic) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic.

(obsolete) Used at the conclusion of a book to indicate the end.

Intended to serve as an explanation. / (of a person) Disposed to explain.

A chemical explosive capable of detonation rather than solely of deflagration; a chemical explosive capable of reacting at a sufficiently-fast rate to produce a shock wave which propagates the reaction throughout the explosive mass; a chemical explosive capable of producing an explosion even when unconfined.

(transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail.

(obsolete) Evolved; unfolded.

(physics) the effect of a molecule moving at high speed striking a solid; binding electrons being torn off, and the resulting charged constituents separating due to Coulomb repulsion

simple past tense and past participle of explain

A work of fiction that attempts to explain the causes of a real event.