Nouns

(n)amplification, elaborationaddition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail“a few remarks added in amplification and defense”, “an elaboration of the sketch followed”
(n)refinement, elaborationthe result of improving something“he described a refinement of this technique”
(n)expansion, enlargement, elaborationa discussion that provides additional information
(n)elaborateness, elaboration, intricacy, involutionmarked by elaborately complex detail
(n)elaboration, working outdeveloping in intricate and painstaking detail