RESOLUTION


Meaning of RESOLUTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌre-zə-ˈlü-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English resolucioun, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French resolucion, from Latin resolution-, resolutio, from resolvere

Date: 14th century

1. : the act or process of resolving: as

a. : the act of analyzing a complex notion into simpler ones

b. : the act of answering : solving

c. : the act of determining

d. : the passing of a voice part from a dissonant to a consonant tone or the progression of a chord from dissonance to consonance

e. : the separating of a chemical compound or mixture into its constituents

f.

(1) : the division of a prosodic element into its component parts

(2) : the substitution in Greek or Latin prosody of two short syllables for a long syllable

g. : the analysis of a vector into two or more vectors of which it is the sum

2. : the subsidence of a pathological state (as inflammation)

3.

a. : something that is resolved

made a resolution to mend my ways

b. : firmness of resolve

4. : a formal expression of opinion, will, or intent voted by an official body or assembled group

5. : the point in a literary work at which the chief dramatic complication is worked out

6.

a. : the process or capability of making distinguishable the individual parts of an object, closely adjacent optical images, or sources of light

b. : a measure of the sharpness of an image or of the fineness with which a device (as a video display, printer, or scanner) can produce or record such an image usually expressed as the total number or density of pixels in the image

a resolution of 1200 dots per inch

Synonyms: see courage

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.