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Resolution
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- 1 A firm decision or an official decision. countable, uncountable
- 2 finding a solution to a problem wordnet
- 3 A strong will; the state of being resolute. countable, uncountable
"His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish."
- 4 a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner wordnet
- 5 A statement of intent, a vow. countable, uncountable
"By February, most New Year’s resolutions are forgotten."
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- 6 the trait of being resolute wordnet
- 7 The act of discerning detail. countable, uncountable
"The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail."
- 8 analysis into clear-cut components wordnet
- 9 The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch). countable, uncountable
"Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance."
- 10 something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making wordnet
- 11 The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed. countable, uncountable
"This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200."
- 12 a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote wordnet
- 13 The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it. countable, uncountable
"name resolution"
- 14 a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem wordnet
- 15 The act or process of resolving: solving. countable, uncountable
"Near-synonyms: evaluation, calculation"
- 16 (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord wordnet
- 17 An exact sequence of modules (or, objects in the same category as M) either terminating in M or such that M is the homology at degree zero. See Resolution (algebra). countable, uncountable
- 18 the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung) wordnet
- 19 A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting. countable, uncountable
"The resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority."
- 20 the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together wordnet
- 21 The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc). countable, uncountable
- 22 (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture wordnet
- 23 The degree of fineness of such a separation. countable, uncountable
- 24 Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made. countable, uncountable
- 25 The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear. countable, uncountable
"Near-synonym: dénouement"
- 26 In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages. countable, uncountable
"Holonyms: immunity, recovery, healing"
Etymology
Recorded since 1412, as Middle English resolucioun (“dissolution”), either from Anglo-Norman resolucion or directly from Latin resolūtiō (“a loosening, solution”), from resolvō (“to loosen”), itself from the intensive prefix re- + solvō (“to loosen”).
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