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resolution   (TTS Sound)

The noun resolution has 11 senses

• resolution, declaration, resolve -- (a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote)


• resolving power, resolution -- (the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together)


• resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution -- (the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work")


• resolution, solving -- (finding a solution to a problem)


• settlement, resolution, closure -- (something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they 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")


• resolution, resolving -- (analysis into clear-cut components)


• resolution -- ((computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture)


• resolution -- (the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung))


• resolution -- ((music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord)


• solution, answer, result, resolution, solvent -- (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")


• resolution -- (a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions")