a written explanation or criticism or illustration

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• explanation
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    • Throughout the centuries people have explained the rainbow in various ways. Some have accepted it as a miracle without physical explanation. To the Hebrews it was a token that there would be no more universal floods. The Greeks used to imagine that it was a sign from the gods to foretell war or heavy rain. The Norsemen considered the rainbow as a bridge over which the gods passed from earth to their home in the sky. Others have tried to explain the phenomenon physically. Aristotle thought that the rainbow was caused by reflection of the sun's rays by the rain. Since then physicists have found that it is not reflection but refraction by the raindrops which causes the rainbows.
    • (Explanation: The first two errors? The extra E in “three” and the missing R in “error.” The third error? The fact that there are only two errors.) 
• criticism
  • Phrases
    • an act or expression of criticism and censure
    • expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
    • an exclamation of protest, opposition, or criticism
    • express criticism towards
• illustration
• written
• explanation
  • Paragraphs
    • Throughout the centuries people have explained the rainbow in various ways. Some have accepted it as a miracle without physical explanation. To the Hebrews it was a token that there would be no more universal floods. The Greeks used to imagine that it was a sign from the gods to foretell war or heavy rain. The Norsemen considered the rainbow as a bridge over which the gods passed from earth to their home in the sky. Others have tried to explain the phenomenon physically. Aristotle thought that the rainbow was caused by reflection of the sun's rays by the rain. Since then physicists have found that it is not reflection but refraction by the raindrops which causes the rainbows.
    • (Explanation: The first two errors? The extra E in “three” and the missing R in “error.” The third error? The fact that there are only two errors.) 
• criticism
  • Phrases
    • an act or expression of criticism and censure
    • expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
    • an exclamation of protest, opposition, or criticism
    • express criticism towards
• illustration