interpretation

n. [ L. interpretatio: cf. F. interprétation. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma. [ 1913 Webster ]

Look how we can, or sad or merrily,
Interpretation will misquote our looks. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various interpretations of the same passage of Scripture. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The power or explaining. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Fine Arts) An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Math.) The act or process of applying general principles or formulæ to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.

Syn. -- Explanation; solution; translation; version; sense; exposition; rendering; definition. [ 1913 Webster ]