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| res·o·lu·tion [ rèzzə lsh'n ] (plural res·o·lu·tions) |
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1. process of resolving: the process of resolving something such as a problem or dispute
  the resolution of a difficulty
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2. decision: a firm decision to do something
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3. determination: firmness of mind or purpose
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4. solution: an answer to a problem
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5. expression of collective opinion: a formal expression of the consensus at a meeting, arrived at after discussion and usually as the result of a vote
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6. quality of detail in image: the quality of detail offered by a TV or computer screen or a photographic image
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7. physics chemistry separation into constituent parts: the process or act of separating something such as a chemical compound or a source of light into its constituent parts
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8. medicine subsiding of symptoms: the disappearance or coming to an end of a medical symptom or condition
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9. music harmonic progression: the musical progression from a dissonant to a consonant chord or note
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10. music final note: the musical note or chord to which the harmony moves when progressing from dissonance to consonance
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11. theater literature part of narrative when conflict is resolved: the point in a literary work when the conflict is resolved
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12. physics
Same as resolving power
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13. poetry syllable replacement: the substitution of a long syllable for two short ones in the rhythm of a line of poetry
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin resolution-< past participle of resolvere (see resolve)] |
