resolution
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
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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”). By surface analysis, recognizably related to resolve and -tion.
Base: solvō
Affixes: re-
Inflected forms:
form: resolutions
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A firm decision or an official decision.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A strong will; the state of being resolute.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.
gloss: A statement of intent, a vow.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: By February, most New Year’s resolutions are forgotten.
My resolution is to cut back on the fast food this year.
gloss: The act of discerning detail.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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.
gloss: 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).
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance.
gloss: The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200.
gloss: The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: name resolution
link resolution
gloss: The act or process of resolving: solving.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Near-synonyms: evaluation, calculation
the resolution of an equation
gloss: 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).
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority.
gloss: The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The degree of fineness of such a separation.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Near-synonym: dénouement
gloss: In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Holonyms: immunity, recovery, healing
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
angular 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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