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 Definitions of resolution  [ˌrɛz əˈlu ʃən]  

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Definition of 'resolution' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) resolution
a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usu. after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, or other group.

2.  resolution
a resolve or determination.

3.  resolution
the act of resolving or determining upon a course of action, method, procedure, etc.

4.  resolution
the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose.

5.  resolution
the act or process of resolving or separating into constituent or elementary parts.

6.  resolution
the resulting state.

7.  resolution
the act, process, or capability of distinguishing between two separate but adjacent parts, objects, or sources of light or between two nearly equal wavelengths.

8.  resolution
a settlement of a problem, controversy, etc.

9.  resolution
the completion or conclusion of the actions, conflicts, etc., in the plot of a novel or other literary work.

10.  resolution
Music.

11.  resolution
the progression of a voice part or of the harmony as a whole from a dissonance to a consonance.

12.  resolution
the tone or chord to which a dissonance is resolved.

13.  resolution
reduction to a simpler form; conversion.

14.  resolution
the reduction or disappearance of a swelling or inflammation without suppuration.

15.  resolution
the degree of sharpness of a computer-generated image as measured by the number of dots per linear inch in a printout or the number of pixels across and down on a display screen.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; < L resolūtiō <resolū-, var. s. of resolvere to resolve)

Definition of 'resolution' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) resolution, declaration, resolve
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

2. (noun) resolving power, resolution
the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together

3. (noun) resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution
the trait of being resolute
"his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"

4. (noun) resolution, solving
finding a solution to a problem

5. (noun) settlement, resolution, closure
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
"they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"; "he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure"

6. (noun) resolution, resolving
analysis into clear-cut components

7. (noun) resolution
(computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture

8. (noun) resolution
the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)

9. (noun) resolution
(music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord

10. (noun) solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
"they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"

11. (noun) resolution
a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
"he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions"


Definition of 'resolution' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) resolution
an official proposal that people vote for or against
a UN resolution

2.  resolution
adopt a resolution
to accept a proposal

3.  resolution
a promise to do sth
I have made a resolution to get more exercise.

4.  resolution
the act or process of solving a problem
conflict resolution; a peaceful resolution of the crisis

5.  resolution
the feeling of being determined
full of resolution to succeed

6.  resolution
the level of detail in an image from a camera, on TV, etc.
a high resolution photo


Definition of 'resolution' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) resolution
the act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of analyzing a complex notion, or solving a vexed question or difficult problem

2. (noun) resolution
the state of being relaxed; relaxation

3. (noun) resolution
the state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination

4. (noun) resolution
that which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution; the resolutions of a public meeting

5. (noun) resolution
the state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance

6. (noun) resolution
the act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem

7. (noun) resolution
a breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like

8. (noun) resolution
the passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord


Definition of 'resolution' Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms 

1.  resolution
1. A measurement of the smallest detail that can be distinguished by a sensor system under specific conditions. 2. A formal expression of an official body such as Congress, the United Nations Security Council, or North Atlantic Treaty Organization North Atlantic Committee that may provide the basis for or set limits on a military operation.


Translation of 'resolution' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a firm decision (to do something)
He made a resolution to get up early.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: besluit Arabic flag Arabic: تَصْميم Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: решение
Brazilian flag Brazilian: resolução Czech flag Czech: odhodlání German flag German: der Entschluß
Danish flag Danish: beslutning Greek flag Greek: απόφαση Spanish flag Spanish: resolución
Estonian flag Estonian: otsus Farsi flag Farsi: عزم؛ تصمیم Finnish flag Finnish: päätös
French flag French: résolution Hebrew flag Hebrew: נְחִישוּת Hindi flag Hindi: दृढनिश्चय, संकल्प
Croatian flag Croatian: odluka Hungarian flag Hungarian: elhatározás Indonesian flag Indonesian: tekad
Icelandic flag Icelandic: ákvörðun; ásetningur Italian flag Italian: decisione Japanese flag Japanese: 決意
Korean flag Korean: 결심 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: tvirtas apsisprendimas Latvian flag Latvian: lēmums; apņemšanās
Malay flag Malay: keputusan Dutch flag Dutch: besluit Norwegian flag Norwegian: beslutning
Polish flag Polish: postanowienie Persian flag Persian: عزم؛ تصمیم Pashto flag Pashto: پريكړه، فيصله، حل: هوډ، ا
Portuguese flag Portuguese: resolução Romanian flag Romanian: hotărâre Russian flag Russian: намерение
Slovak flag Slovak: odhodlanie Slovenian flag Slovenian: odločitev Serbian flag Serbian: odluka
Swedish flag Swedish: beslut Thai flag Thai: การตัดสินใจอย่างเด็ดขาด Turkish flag Turkish: sıkı karar
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 決心 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: рішення Urdu flag Urdu: ارادہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: quyết tâm Chinese flag Chinese: 决心

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