Definition of simplification in English:
simplification
nounˌsɪmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌsɪmpləfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounThe process of making something simpler or easier to do or understand.
he is proposing simplification of the planning system
count noun this is a gross simplification of a complex process
Example sentencesExamples
- In this work, he has responded to the increasing interest in simplification in book cover design in Boston in the early 1900s.
- A certain level of simplification was probably necessary.
- For me, the simplification of the situation, by either side, is more dangerous than any other form of explosive.
- The density of narrative is remarkable considering the Hollywood trend toward simplification.
- The novel shrewdly dissects not only the lurking presence of violence but also its naive simplification in popular media.
- Fiercely resistant to simplification, he seems to write long because what he wants us to understand is broad and deeply complex.
- By that time, the composer had relinquished serial methods and pursued a process of simplification.
- They held an exhibition in 1915, where their works showed a common tendency towards simplification into angular, semi-abstract, machine-like forms.
- He has deployed his characteristic 'cosmic' lighting and simplification of shapes.
- There is concern with symmetry and abstract patterns, together with the simplification or elimination of background detail.
Definition of simplification in US English:
simplification
nounˌsɪmpləfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌsimpləfəˈkāSH(ə)n
The process of making something simpler or easier to do or understand.
he is proposing simplification of the planning system
count noun this is a gross simplification of a complex process
Example sentencesExamples
- There is concern with symmetry and abstract patterns, together with the simplification or elimination of background detail.
- In this work, he has responded to the increasing interest in simplification in book cover design in Boston in the early 1900s.
- The density of narrative is remarkable considering the Hollywood trend toward simplification.
- They held an exhibition in 1915, where their works showed a common tendency towards simplification into angular, semi-abstract, machine-like forms.
- For me, the simplification of the situation, by either side, is more dangerous than any other form of explosive.
- A certain level of simplification was probably necessary.
- He has deployed his characteristic 'cosmic' lighting and simplification of shapes.
- Fiercely resistant to simplification, he seems to write long because what he wants us to understand is broad and deeply complex.
- By that time, the composer had relinquished serial methods and pursued a process of simplification.
- The novel shrewdly dissects not only the lurking presence of violence but also its naive simplification in popular media.