Definition of 'resolution'
Word forms: plural resolutions
1. countable noun
2. countable noun
3. See also New Year's resolution
4. uncountable noun
5. singular noun
[formal]
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resolution in British English
noun
1.
the act or an instance of resolving
2.
the condition or quality of being resolute; firmness or determination
3.
something resolved or determined; decision
6.
the act or process of separating something into its constituent parts or elements
7. medicine
a.
b.
subsidence of the symptoms of a disease, esp the disappearance of inflammation without the formation of pus
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Derived forms
resolutioner (ˌresoˈlutioner) or resolutionist (ˌresoˈlutionist) noun
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resolution in American English
noun
1.
a.
the act or process of resolving something or breaking it up into its constituent
parts or elements
b.
the result of this
2.
a.
a resolving, or determining; deciding
b.
the thing determined upon; decision as to future action; resolve
3.
a resolute quality of mind
8. Music
b.
a chord or tone to which such passing occurs
9. Physics
the capability of an optical system, or other imaging system, of making clear and distinguishable the separate
parts or components of an object
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resolution in American English
(ˌrezəˈluːʃən)
noun
SYNONYMS 4. resolve, determination, perseverance, tenacity; strength, fortitude.1.
a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group
Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution2.
a resolve or determination
to make a firm resolution to do something
3.
the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc.
4.
the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose
5.
the act or process of resolving or separating into constituent or elementary parts
6.
the resulting state
7. Optics
the act, process, or capability of distinguishing between two separate but adjacent objects or sources of light or between two nearly equal wavelengths
Compare resolving power8.
9. Music
a.
b.
the tone or chord to which a dissonance is resolved
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Word origin
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resolution
British English: resolution
/ˌrɛzəˈluːʃən/ NOUN
A resolution is a formal decision taken at a meeting by means of a vote.
The resolution declared the republic independent.
- American English: resolution /rɛzəˈluʃən/
- Arabic: قَرَار
- Brazilian Portuguese: resolução
- Chinese: 决议
- Croatian: rezolucija
- Czech: usnesení
- Danish: resolution
- Dutch: resolutie
- European Spanish: resolución
- Finnish: päättäväisyys
- French: résolution
- German: Entschlossenheit
- Greek: αποφασιστικότητα
- Italian: risoluzione
- Japanese: 決意
- Korean: 결심
- Norwegian: besluttsomhet
- Polish: postanowienie
- European Portuguese: resolução
- Romanian: hotărâre
- Russian: резолюция
- Latin American Spanish: resolución
- Swedish: upplösning
- Thai: มติ
- Turkish: kararlılık
- Ukrainian: рішення
- Vietnamese: nghị quyết
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