interpretive
adj.related to explaining or showing the meaning of something. You use this to describe things like art, dance, or signs that help people understand a topic.
adj.relating to or providing an interpretation; serving to explain or clarify the meaning of a text, performance, or data set.
“The museum has many interpretive signs to explain the history.”
“The dancer performed an interpretive piece that represented the changing of the seasons through fluid movements.”
“Scholars often disagree on the interpretive framework used to analyze these ancient texts, as different cultural lenses can lead to vastly different conclusions.”
Typically used attributively before a noun; often found in academic or artistic contexts.
“It’s now hard to believe, but the commonsense notion that one should begin the interpretive exercise with a document’s text and plain meaning was pretty much unheard of.”
“At the same time, while I approach this topic with a set of interpretive tools in hand, I don’t believe my charting of grief in these shows can simply be chalked up to interpretation.”