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solution
- /səˈl(j)uːʃən/
Rhymes with -uːʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English solucioun, from Old French solucion (French solution), from Latin solūtiōnem, accusative singular of solūtiō, from the verb solvō. Compare solve, -tion.
noun solutions
- A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances. Meronyms: solvent, solute
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An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.
All too often, computer technology is treated as a solution in search of a problem. In fact, it is not uncommon for people working with computers to become critical of the problem because it doesn't seem to fit the solution they have generated.
Similar: resolution
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An answer to a problem.
How many beautiful creations, how many glorious dreams went with him to the tomb! but the unfulfilled destiny of genius is a mystery whose solution is not of earth.
Similar: resolution · Opposite: problem, challenge, issue
- A product, service or suite thereof, especially software.
- Satisfaction of a claim or debt. he was not obliged to repeat what he had received, in solution of a just debt
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The act of dissolving, especially of a solid by a fluid.
This accounts for the very rapid vegetation in the northern latitudes, after the solution of the snows.
Similar: dissolution · Opposite: precipitation
- The crisis of a disease.
verb solutions · solutioning · solutioned
- To treat with a solution. The reason for having the rubber so thick is that the cuts one is bound to get do not penetrate right through the rubber to the canvas or fabric, as I found it was really throught htis latter rotting that the trouble with the tyres occurred, whereas, when I had thick rubber, and particularly, be it
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: root, result, answer, resolution, liquid, dissolved, dissolving, panacea, recipe, key, fix, package, tackle, avenue, path, one
Translations
Every language
noun liquid mixture
| Español | solución, disolución |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 용액 yong'aek |
| 日本語 | 溶液 yōeki |
| 中文 | 溶液 róngyè |
| हिन्दी | विलयन vilyan, घोल ghol |
| Kiswahili | suluhu |
| Português | solução |
| Français | solution |
| Deutsch | Lösung |
| Italiano | soluzione |
| Ελληνικά | διάλυμα diályma |
| Română | soluție |
| Русский | раство́р rastvór |
| Tiếng Việt | dung dịch |
| العربية | مَحْلُول maḥlūl |
| עברית | תְּמִסָּה \ תמיסה tmisá |
noun an act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.
| Español | solución |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 해결 haegyeol |
| 日本語 | 解決 kaiketsu |
| 中文 | 解 jiě, 解決 /解决 jiějué |
| हिन्दी | उपाय upāy, हल hal, समाधान samādhān |
| Português | solução |
| Français | solution |
| Deutsch | Lösung |
| Italiano | soluzione |
| Ελληνικά | λύση lýsi |
| Română | rezolvare |
| Русский | реше́ние rešénije |
| Tiếng Việt | giải pháp |
| العربية | حَلّ ḥall |
noun answer to a problem (mathematics)
| Español | solución |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 해답 haedap, 해 hae, 답안 daban |
| 日本語 | 解答 kaitō, 解決 kaiketsu, 解法 kaihō, 答案 tōan |
| 中文 | 解答 jiědá, 答案 dá'àn, 方法 fāngfǎ |
| हिन्दी | उपाय upāy, समाधान samādhān |
| Kiswahili | suluhu |
| Português | solução |
| Français | solution |
| Deutsch | Lösung |
| Italiano | soluzione |
| Ελληνικά | λύση lýsi |
| Română | soluție, rezultat, soluționare, rezolvare |
| Русский | реше́ние rešénije |
| Tiếng Việt | lời giải, đáp án |
| العربية | حَلّ ḥall |
| עברית | פִּתְרוֹן pitrón |
noun satisfaction of a claim or debt
| Kiswahili | suluhu |
|---|---|
| Português | liquidação, pagamento |
| Italiano | risoluzione, pagamento, soluzione |
| Ελληνικά | λύση lýsi |
| Русский | разреше́ние razrešénije |
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