Resolution
[rezə'luːʃ(ə)n] or [,rɛzə'luʃən]
Definition
(noun.) finding a solution to a problem.
(noun.) a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; 'he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions'.
(noun.) analysis into clear-cut components.
(noun.) a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote.
(noun.) (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord.
(noun.) the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung).
(noun.) (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture.
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Definition
(n.) The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of analyzing a complex notion, or solving a vexed question or difficult problem.
(n.) The state of being relaxed; relaxation.
(n.) The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination.
(n.) That which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose; determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly, adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution; the resolutions of a public meeting.
(n.) The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance.
(n.) The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem.
(n.) A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like.
(n.) The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Analysis, decomposition.[2]. Firmness, determination, steadiness, constancy, inflexibility, courage, energy, pluck, hardihood, decision, manliness, tenacity of purpose.[3]. Resolve, determination, intention, fixed purpose.[4]. (Math.) Solution, explanation.[5]. (Med.) Disappearance, dispersion, termination, breaking up.[6]. (Legislation.) Resolve, declaration.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Separation, decomposition, analysis, unravelling, disentanglement,disintegration, conversion, firmness, &c,[See [As_under_RESOLUTE]
ANT:Aggregation, composition, union, amalgamation, integrity, totality, incorporation,synthesis, collocation, conservation, entanglement, confusion, conglomeration
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Definition
n. act of resolving: analysis: solution: state of being resolved: fixed determination: steadiness: that which is resolved: certainty: (mus.) the relieving of a discord by a following concord: a formal proposal put before a public assembly or the formal determination of such on any matter: (math.) reduction solution: (med.) the disappearance or dispersion of a tumour or inflammation.—n. Resolū′tioner one of a party in Scotland who approved of the resolutions of the Commission of General Assembly (1650) admitting to take part in the struggle against Cromwell all persons except those excommunicate and hostile to the Covenant—opp. to the Protesters.—adj. Res′olūtive.—Resolution of forces or of velocities the application of the principle of the parallelogram of forces or velocities to the separation of a force or velocity into parts.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
A fragile bit of crockery fashioned on the first day of January and usually broken on the second.
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Examples
- At last she took a great resolution--made the great plunge. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Had they made any considerable part of their property, such a resolution could never have been agreed to. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- So she sat almost motionless for hours in the drawing-room, going over the bitterness of every remembrance with an unwincing resolution. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I will bestir myself, was her resolution, and try to be wise if I cannot be good. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I was partly urged by curiosity, and compassion confirmed my resolution. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- With this resolution I traversed the northern highlands, and fixed on one of the remotest of the Orkneys as the scene labours. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- I should like to know your reasons for this cruel resolution. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Her resolution of refusal only grew more interesting by the addition of a scheme for his subsequent consolation and happiness. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Honorius was succeeded by Gregory IX (1227), who evidently came to the papal throne with a nervous resolution to master this perplexing young man. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- No, papa, I'm not nervous, said Eva, controlling herself, suddenly, with a strength of resolution singular in such a child. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- So far she had not affected his resolution but he would much prefer not to die. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Well, she has taken a sudden resolution to break the engagement. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I will endure only sense and resolution. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- My resolution of thanking you for your kindness to Lydia had certainly great effect. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I've taken my resolution, so I advise you to lose no time in taking yours. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- She is swift in making up her mind and fearless in carrying out her resolutions. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- His resolutions and actions affect a greater number of his fellow-creatures. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- They made speeches, and passed resolutions, and put their names down, and printed off thousands of prospectuses. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I summoned all the resolutions I had made, in all those many days and nights, and all those many conflicts of my heart. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- DEAR SIR, The resolutions of the Boston people concerning trade make a great noise here. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Yet that doesn't hinder us from making resolutions. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I determined to make no resolutions until the expiration of those three months, but to try. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Had Rebecca's resolutions been entirely different, he would have followed them as implicitly. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But the human reason is an obstinate thing, and will criticize and select in spite of its own resolutions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Led by several of the nobles, it made a clean sweep, in a series of resolutions, of serfdom, privileges, tax exemptions, tithes, feudal courts. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I think the resolutions of _right_ will give them very little concern if they are never attempted to be carried into practice. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- It was a little thing, but it went straight to their hearts, and in spite of their brave resolutions, they all broke down and cried bitterly. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- On the 10th of January, 1865, the resolutions of thanks to Sherman and his army passed by Congress were approved. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I'm apt to forget my resolutions, but if I had something always about me to remind me, I guess I should do better. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- There they was, a-passin' resolutions, and wotin' supplies, and all sorts o' games. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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