Parenthesis
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes. A digression; the use of such digressions. Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text). Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.
Divagation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: straying off from a course or way