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RESOLUTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Finding a solution to a problem
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("resolution" is a kind of...):
determination; finding (the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation)
Derivation:
resolve (find the solution)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
Example:
he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("resolution" is a kind of...):
conclusion; decision; determination (the act of making up your mind about something)
Derivation:
resolve (reach a decision)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The trait of being resolute
Example:
it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work
Synonyms:
firmness; firmness of purpose; resoluteness; resolution; resolve
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("resolution" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resolution"):
possession; self-command; self-control; self-possession; self-will; will power; willpower (the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior)
steadiness (freedom from wavering or indecision; constancy of resolve or conduct)
sturdiness (resoluteness evidenced by strength of character)
stiffness (firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action)
bullheadedness; obstinacy; obstinance; pigheadedness; self-will; stubbornness (resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires)
single-mindedness (characterized by one unified purpose)
adamance; obduracy; unyieldingness (resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible)
decision; decisiveness (the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose)
determination; purpose (the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose)
steadfastness (steadfast resolution)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Analysis into clear-cut components
Synonyms:
resolution; resolving
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("resolution" is a kind of...):
breakdown; partitioning (an analysis into mutually exclusive categories)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resolution"):
factoring; factorisation; factorization ((mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression)
diagonalisation; diagonalization (changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal))
Sense 5
Meaning:
Something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making
Example:
he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure
Synonyms:
closure; resolution; settlement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("resolution" is a kind of...):
deciding; decision making (the cognitive process of reaching a decision)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
Synonyms:
declaration; resolution; resolve
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("resolution" is a kind of...):
document; papers; written document (writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resolution"):
joint resolution (a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive (or passed over the Chief Executive's veto))
Instance hyponyms:
Declaration of Independence (the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
Example:
he computed the result to four decimal places
Synonyms:
answer; resolution; result; solution; solvent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("resolution" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "resolution"):
denouement (the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work)
Sense 8
Meaning:
(music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("resolution" is a kind of...):
harmony; musical harmony (the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Antonym:
preparation ((music) a note that produces a dissonant chord is first heard in a consonant chord)
Sense 9
Meaning:
The subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("resolution" is a kind of...):
remission; remittal; subsidence (an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease))
Sense 10
Meaning:
The ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
Synonyms:
resolution; resolving power
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("resolution" is a kind of...):
physical phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)
Sense 11
Meaning:
(computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("resolution" is a kind of...):
physical phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Context examples:
I, too, have seen them all, and heartily believe in the sincerity of your resolution, since it begins to bear fruit.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
When administered into a patient post-allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, this agent may elicit a specific CTL response against CMV-infected host cells, which may result in the resolution of CMV infection.
(Cytomegalovirus pp65-Specific Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)
They could also be associated with features like fractures that are below the resolution of the available images.
(Unusual Red Arcs Spotted on Icy Saturn Moon, NASA)
An adverse event that extends continuously, without resolution between treatment cycles or courses.
(Persistent Adverse Event, NCI Thesaurus)
The hint of danger which Norbury threw out was the one thing needed to harden his resolution.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I am glad we made our resolution in time, as with such a feeling as this, our growing knowledge would be torture to her.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
It was strange among so many sad and weary faces to see one which was full of energy and resolution.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The first wish of her heart was to improve her acquaintance with Miss Tilney, and almost her first resolution, to seek her for that purpose, in the pump-room at noon.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
Her resolution was for a short time involuntarily kept by the approach of her sister, who joined her with a cheerful look, which showed her better satisfied with their visitors, than Elizabeth.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
No one has taken visible-wavelength spectra of Europa before that had this sort of spatial and spectral resolution.
(Table Salt Compound Spotted on Europa, NASA)
