1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
The state of being relaxed; relaxation.
3. Noun
The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination.
4. Noun
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.
5. Noun
The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance.
6. Noun
The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem.
7. Noun
A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like.
8. Noun
The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord.
9. Noun
a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner; "he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions"
Vocabulary classified under Academic vocabulary
10. Noun
the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
11. Noun
(computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
Vocabulary classified under Computing and technology
12. Noun
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"
Vocabulary classified under Business and finance
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