Dictionary Definition
resolution
Noun
1 a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by
a vote [syn: declaration, resolve]
2 the ability of a microscope or telescope to
measure the angular separation of images that are close together
[syn: resolving
power]
3 the trait of being resolute; firmness of
purpose; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was
his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" [syn: resoluteness, firmness, resolve] [ant: irresoluteness]
4 finding a solution to a problem [syn: solving]
5 something settled or resolved; the outcome of
decision making; "the 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"
[syn: settlement,
closure]
6 analysis into clear-cut components [syn:
resolving]
7 (computer science) the number of pixels per
square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the
resolution, the better the picture
8 the subsidence of swelling or others signs of
inflammation (especially in a lung)
9 (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a
consonant chord [ant: preparation]
10 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" [syn: solution, answer, result, solvent]
11 a decision to do something or to behave in a
certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's
resolutions"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
resolucioun, from or resolutio, from resolvo.Pronunciation
- /ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃən/
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- Rhymes: -uːʃən
Noun
- The state of being resolute.
- His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.
- A statement of
intent, a vow (often New
Year's resolution).
- My resolution is to cut back on the fast food this year.
- 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).
- Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance.
- The number of pixels
in an image that are stored or displayed.
- This monitor's maximum resolution is 800x600.
- A formal statement adopted by an assembly.
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
state of being resolute
- Finnish: päättäväisyys, lujuus
- German: Entschlossenheit , Standfestigkeit
- Japanese: 決断, 決心; qualifier formal 表明
statement of intent
- Finnish: lupaus, päätös
- German: Vorsatz
- Japanese: 決断, 決心; qualifier formal 表明
act of discerning detail
- Finnish: erottaminen
- Japanese: 解決
computing: degree of fineness of image
- Croatian: rezolucija, razlučivost
- Czech: rozlišení
- Finnish: erottelukyky, resoluutio
- German: Auflösung
- Japanese: 解像度
- Russian: разрешение
computing: number of pixels in an image as
stored or displayed
- Croatian: rezolucija, razlučivost
- Czech: rozlišení
- Finnish: resoluutio
- German: Auflösung , Auflösungsvermögen i device
- Japanese: 画素数
- Russian: разрешение
formal statement adopted by an assembly
- Croatian: rezolucija
- Czech: rezoluce
- Finnish: päätöslauselma, resoluutio
- German: Resolution
- Japanese: 議決
- Russian: резолюция
science: separation of the constituent parts
- Japanese: 分解, 分離
science: the degree of fineness of such a
separation
- Japanese: 分解度, 分離度
music: progression from dissonance to consonance
- Japanese: 解決
- ttbc Chinese: 決議, 决议 (juéyì)
- ttbc Dutch: resolutie
- ttbc French: résolution
- ttbc Greek: ψήφισμα (psífizma)
- ttbc Italian: risolutezza , risolutezze p
- ttbc Korean: 결의안 (gyeoruian)
- ttbc Latin: resolutio
- ttbc Persian: (‘asm), (qasd)
- ttbc Spanish: resolución
- ttbc Telugu: తీర్మానం (teermaanam) (2)
See also
Extensive Definition
The term Resolution may refer to:
- Resolution (logic), a rule of inference used for automated theorem proving.
- Resolution (law), a written motion adopted by a deliberative body.
- Resolution (music), a technique in music theory.
- Resolution (meter), the replacement of one longum with two brevia
- New Year's resolution
- Resolution, a Douglas DC-6 aircraft, BCPA Flight 304, which crashed near San Francisco in 1953
Optics and electronics
- Display resolution, the level of detail on a display device, such as a monitor
- Temporal resolution, for example the sampling frequency of a digital audio device
- Image resolution, the level of detail of an image
- Optical resolution, the capability of an optical system to distinguish, detect, and/or record details
- Angular resolution, the capability of an optical or other sensor to discern small objects
- Sensor resolution
- Spatial resolution, the area on the ground that a single pixel covers.
- Bit resolution, or Bit depth, may refer to Color depth or Audio bit depth
- Printing resolution, the number of individual dots of ink or toner a printer can produce within a unit of distance (e.g., dots per inch)
Business
- Corporate resolution, a legal document defining which individuals are authorized to act on behalf of a corporation
- Resolution plc, a major manager of in-force UK life funds, part of the FTSE 100 index
- Resolution copper, a copper mining project in Arizona
Geography
- Resolution Island (Nunavut), in the Arctic region of Canada
- Resolution Island, New Zealand
Naval vessels
- HMS Resolution, any of several British Royal Navy ships
- HMNZS Resolution (A-14), Royal New Zealand Navy surveillance ship
- Resolution class submarine, British Royal Navy
- The Resolution, an American trading vessel whose crew were massacred in Cumshewa Inlet, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada in 1794
Mathematics
- Injective resolution, mathematical series
- Resolution of singularities in algebraic geometry
- Resolution (logic), a proof calculus for propositional logic and first-order logic.
Literature
- The fictitious "Resolution Island" was the setting of the novel Brown on Resolution by C. S. Forester
Other uses
- Conflict resolution is the process of attempting to resolve a dispute or a conflict.
- Name resolution, the process of retrieving information from the Domain Name System
- Resolution (electron density), resolution in structural biology
resolution in German: Resolution
resolution in Persian: وضوح
resolution in French: Résolution
resolution in Dutch: Resolutie
resolution in Japanese: レゾリューション
resolution in Polish: Rezolucja
resolution in Russian: Разрешение
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Z, abandon, ablation, about-face, accommodation, accomplishment, accuracy, act, action, acutance, adaptation, adjustment, aim, alchemy, ambition, anacrusis, analysis, analyzation, anatomizing, anatomy, animus, answer, answering, apodosis, appetence, appetency, appetite, application, ardency, ardor, arrangement, ascertainment, aspiration, assay, assaying, assiduity, assiduousness, assimilation, assumption, atomization, award, bass passage, becoming, biodegradability,
biodegradation,
blocking, boldness, bourdon, breakdown, breaking down,
breaking up, breakup,
bridge, bulldog courage,
bulldog tenacity, burden,
cadence, catastrophe, ceasing, cessation, change, change-over, changelessness, choice, chorus, clearing up, coda, command, commitment, committedness, composition
of differences, compromise, conation, conatus, concentration, conclusion, concurrent
resolution, condemnation, consideration, constancy, constitution, consummation, conversion, corrosion, corruption, counsel, crack of doom, cracking, crumbling, culmination, curtain, curtains, dauntlessness, death, decay, decease, decidedness, decipherment, decision, decoding, decomposition, decree, dedication, degradability, degradation, deliberateness, deliberation, deliverance, denouement, desideration, desideratum, design, desire, destination, destiny, detailing, determination, development, devotedness, devotion, devoutness, diaeresis, diagnosis, dictum, dilapidation, diligence, discretion, discrimination, disentanglement,
disintegration,
disjunction,
disorganization,
disposition,
dissection, dissolution, division, docimasy, dogged perseverance,
doggedness, doom, earnestness, effect, effort, enaction, enactment, end, end point, end result, endeavor, ending, endurance, engrossment, enumeration, envoi, epilogue, erosion, eschatology, exactitude, exactness, exertion, expiration, explanation, explication, exposition, faith, faithfulness, fancy, fate, fervency, fervidness, fervor, fidelity, figure, final solution, final
twitch, final words, finale, finality, finding, finding-out, fineness, finis, finish, fire, firmness, fixed purpose,
fixedness, flip-flop,
folderol, fortitude, free choice, free
will, function,
gameness, gaminess, goal, gravimetric analysis,
grittiness, growth, hardihood, hardiness, harmonic close,
harmonization,
heartiness, heat, heatedness, idea, immutability, impassionedness,
improper suggestion, inclination, incoherence, indecent
proposal, indefatigability,
industriousness,
industry, inflexibility, insistence, insistency, instance, instrumentation,
intendment, intensity, intent, intention, intentness, interlude, intermezzo, interpretation, intonation, introductory
phrase, irreversibility,
issue, itemization, izzard, joint resolution,
judgement, lapse, last, last breath, last gasp, last
things, last trumpet, last words, latter end, lawmaking, legislation, legislature, liking, loyalty, lust, meaning, measure, mettlesomeness, mildew, mind, modulation, mold, motion, motive, movement, musical phrase,
musical sentence, naturalization, nerviness, nisus, notion, oath, objective, obligation, obstinacy, omega, orchestration, order, ornament, outcome, oxidation, oxidization, parsing, part, pass, passage, passing, passion, passionateness, patience, patience of Job,
payoff, period, permanence, peroration, perseverance, persistence, persistency, pertinaciousness,
pertinacity,
phrase, phrasing, plan, pleasure, pledge, plodding, pluckiness, plugging, point, precedent, precision, preoccupation, preparation, prognosis, progress, project, promise, pronouncement, proposal, proposition, prospectus, proximate
analysis, purpose,
purposefulness,
quantitative analysis, quietus, ravages of time,
re-formation, reason,
reconversion,
reduction, reduction
to elements, refrain,
relentlessness,
request, resoluteness, resolve, resolving, response, resting place,
result, reversal, riddling, ritornello, ruling, rust, sake, scansion, schematization, section, sedulity, sedulousness, segmentation, semimicroanalysis,
sentence, separation, seriousness, setting, settlement, sexual desire,
sharpness, shift, sincerity, single-mindedness,
singleness of purpose, slogging, solution, solving, sorting out, spirit, spoilage, spunkiness, stability, stamina, stanza, statement, staunchness, staying power,
steadfastness,
steadiness,
stick-to-itiveness, stoppage, stopping place,
strain, striving, struggle, stubbornness, study, subdivision, suggestion, suspension, swan song,
switch, switch-over,
tailpiece, tenaciousness, tenacity, term, terminal, termination, terminus, terms, tirelessness, tone
painting, transcription, transformation, transit, transition, turning into,
tutti, tutti passage,
unalterability,
unchangeability,
undertaking,
unraveling, unremittingness,
unriddling, unscrambling, unspinning, unswerving
attention, untangling, untwisting, unweaving, upshot, variation, vehemence, velleity, verdict, verse, view, volition, volte-face, vow, warmth, wear, wear and tear, will, will power, windup, wish, word of honor, working, working-out, zeal