From: Wolfgang Bangerth <bangerth@colostate.edu>
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2020 01:05:02 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: Minor augmentation of the documentation.
X-Git-Tag: v9.3.0-rc1~812^2
X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dealii.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=28470f73fe4b68b1935ff666e355ebfa4d78c979;p=dealii.git

Minor augmentation of the documentation.
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diff --git a/include/deal.II/fe/fe_base.h b/include/deal.II/fe/fe_base.h
index 8c126dff2a..6a446b64e3 100644
--- a/include/deal.II/fe/fe_base.h
+++ b/include/deal.II/fe/fe_base.h
@@ -511,7 +511,9 @@ public:
                     const BlockIndices &block_indices = BlockIndices());
 
   /**
-   * Return type of reference cell.
+   * Return the kind of reference cell this element is defined on: For
+   * example, whether the element's reference cell is a square or
+   * triangle, or similar choices in higher dimensions.
    */
   ReferenceCell::Type
   reference_cell_type() const;