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resolution
[rez-uh-loo-shuhn]
noun
a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group.
the act of resolving or determining upon an action, course of action, method, procedure, etc.
a resolve; a decision or determination.
to make a firm resolution to do something.
Her resolution to clear her parents' name allowed her no other focus in life.
the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose.
She showed her resolution by not attending the meeting.
Synonyms: , , , , ,the act or process of resolving or separating something into constituent or elementary parts.
the resulting state.
Optics.the act, process, or capability of distinguishing between two separate but adjacent objects or sources of light or between two nearly equal wavelengths.
a solution, accommodation, or settling of a problem, controversy, etc.
Music.
the progression of a voice part or of the harmony as a whole from a dissonance to a consonance.
the tone or chord to which a dissonance is resolved.
reduction to a simpler form; conversion.
Medicine/Medical.the reduction or disappearance of a swelling or inflammation without suppuration.
the degree of sharpness of a computer-generated image as measured by the number of dots per linear inch in a hard-copy printout or the number of pixels across and down on a display screen.
resolution
/ ˌɛəˈːʃə /
noun
the act or an instance of resolving
the condition or quality of being resolute; firmness or determination
something resolved or determined; decision
a formal expression of opinion by a meeting, esp one agreed by a vote
a judicial decision on some matter; verdict; judgment
the act or process of separating something into its constituent parts or elements
med
return from a pathological to a normal condition
subsidence of the symptoms of a disease, esp the disappearance of inflammation without the formation of pus
music the process in harmony whereby a dissonant note or chord is followed by a consonant one
the ability of a television or film image to reproduce fine detail
physics another word for resolving power
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonresolution noun
- preresolution noun
- ˌˈܳپDzԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of resolution1
Example Sentences
As the rhetorical skirmishes and pile-ons continued, it became clearer that the deep-seated differences among local, state and federal officials left few paths for a resolution.
In Kermanshah, low resolution imagery from Planet Labs shows what appears to be extensive burn marks to an area near a known missile base, and possible damage to two buildings.
Lady Brittan said she still doesn't feel there has been a resolution to the false claims, to the police investigation or the impact of the media attention.
His colleagues in Congress introduced a resolution to formally condemn the riots.
In the poems of Emily Dickinson, em dashes signpost alertness and urgency as they halt sentences and leave readers hanging at the ends of lines, hoping for a resolution.
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