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resolution

  • /ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ US
  • /ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/ UK

Rhymes with -uːʃən

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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”). By surface analysis, recognizably related to resolve and -tion.

noun resolutions

  1. countable, uncountable A firm decision or an official decision.
  2. countable, uncountable A strong will; the state of being resolute. His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.
  3. countable, uncountable A statement of intent, a vow. By February, most New Year’s resolutions are forgotten.
  4. countable, uncountable The act of discerning detail. 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.
  5. countable, uncountable 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). Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance.
  6. countable, uncountable The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed. This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200.
  7. countable, uncountable The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it. name resolution
  8. countable, uncountable The act or process of resolving: solving. Near-synonyms: evaluation, calculation
  9. countable, uncountable 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. countable, uncountable A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting. The resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority.
  11. countable, uncountable The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
  12. countable, uncountable The degree of fineness of such a separation.
  13. countable, uncountable Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
  14. countable, uncountable The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear. Near-synonym: dénouement
  15. countable, uncountable In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages. Holonyms: immunity, recovery, healing

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