English Explanatory Dictionary

resolution

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A firm decision or an official decision.
  2. A strong will; the state of being resolute.
  3. A statement of intent, a vow.
  4. The act of discerning detail.
  5. 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).
  6. The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
  7. The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.
  8. The act or process of resolving: solving.
  9. 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).
  10. A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
  11. The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
  12. The degree of fineness of such a separation.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ /ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/ en-us-resolution.ogg

Word forms

resolution resolutions

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”).

Synonyms

disposition disposal determination ruling steadfastness obstinacy doggedness conviction insistence pertinacity self-will recalcitrance resolve stubbornness temerity tenacity vehemence intransigence pigheadedness lookup solution evaluation calculation dénouement

Related words

irresoluble irresolute irresolvability irresolvable New Year's resolution resolubility resoluble resolutely resoluteness resolvability resolvable resolvent polygon resolution texture resolution

Derived words

alternative dispute resolution chiral resolution community resolution conflict resolution continuing resolution coresolution counterresolution Dawes resolution limit dispute resolution dispute resolution organization enantioresolution high-resolution irresolution low-resolution midresolution multiresolution myoresolution native resolution negative resolution nonresolution ordinary resolution Rayleigh's resolution limit resel resolution advisory resolutional resolutionary resolutionist Sparrow's resolution limit special resolution stereoresolution subresolution superresolution
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