clarificare

Clarificare is a Romanian noun that denotes the act or result of clarifying something. It can refer to explaining information, resolving ambiguity, or making a situation understandable. The related verb form is a clarifica, meaning to clarify.

Etymology and scope: Clarificare derives from the Latin clarificare, itself from clarus meaning clear. In Romanian, the term is widely used across public, academic, and everyday discourse to describe the process of removing ambiguity or misunderstanding.

Usage and contexts: In general language, clarificare is used when someone aims to explain or specify something that is unclear. In journalism and administration, it often appears in statements like “facem clarificări” or “se va face clarificarea situației.” The English loanword clarification is sometimes encountered in Romanian texts, typically in formal or technical writing.

Technical applications: In science and engineering, clarificare refers to processes that make a liquid clearer by removing particulates. In water treatment, clarification involves sedimentation or flotation to separate solids from water, sometimes with coagulants. The output is clarified water. In the food and beverage industry, clarification describes removing cloudiness from liquids such as juice or wine, often by settling, filtration, or centrifugation.

Related concepts: Clarification as a general term overlaps with explanation, definition, and specification. In Romanian, related verbs include a clarifica (to clarify) and phrases such as clarificări, meaning the acts or instances of clarification.