Definition of RESOLUTION

resolution

Plural: resolutions

Noun

  • a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
  • the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
  • the trait of being resolute
    • "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
  • finding a solution to a problem
  • something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
    • "they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences"
  • analysis into clear-cut components
  • (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
  • the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
  • (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
  • a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
  • a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
    • "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions"
  • A firm decision or an official decision.
  • A strong will; the state of being resolute.
  • A statement of intent, a vow.
  • The act of discerning detail.
  • 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).
  • The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
  • The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.
  • The act or process of resolving: solving.
  • 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).
  • A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
  • The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
  • The degree of fineness of such a separation.
  • Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
  • The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
  • In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.

Examples

  • By February, most New Year’s resolutions are forgotten.
  • His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.
  • link resolution
  • My resolution is to cut back on the fast food this year.
  • name resolution
  • Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance.
  • the resolution of an equation
  • The resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority.
  • This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200.

Origin / 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”).

Scrabble Score: 10

resolution: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
resolution: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
resolution: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

resolution: valid Words With Friends Word