Approvalnoun
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
âI need to get an approval on this purchase order.â;
Resolutionnoun
A strong will, determination.
Approvalnoun
An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
âWords of approval never seem to come from him.â;
Resolutionnoun
The state of being resolute.
âHis stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.â;
Approvalnoun
Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match his stated interests; he can approve of or return the item.
Resolutionnoun
A statement of intent, a vow
âBy February, most New Year's resolutions are forgotten.â; âMy resolution is to cut back on the fast food this year.â;
Approvalnoun
Approbation; sanction.
âA censor . . . without whose approval n capital sentences are to be executed.â;
Resolutionnoun
The act of discerning detail.
Approvalnoun
the formal act of giving approval;
âhe gave the project his blessingâ; âhis decision merited the approval of any sensible personâ;
Resolutionnoun
(computing, photography) The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
âPrinting at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance.â;
Approvalnoun
a feeling of liking something or someone good;
âalthough she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approvalâ;
Resolutionnoun
(computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
âThis monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200.â;
Approvalnoun
acceptance as satisfactory;
âhe bought it on approvalâ;
Resolutionnoun
(computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; lookup.
âname resolutionâ;
Approvalnoun
a message expressing a favorable opinion;
âwords of approval seldom passed his lipsâ;
Resolutionnoun
(math) The act or process of solving; solution.
âthe resolution of an equationâ;
Resolutionnoun
A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
âThe resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority.â;
Resolutionnoun
(sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
Resolutionnoun
(sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
Resolutionnoun
(music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
Resolutionnoun
(literature) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
Resolutionnoun
(medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
Resolutionnoun
The act, operation, or process of resolving.
âThe unraveling and resolution of the difficulties that are met with in the execution of the design are the end of an action.â;
Resolutionnoun
The state of being relaxed; relaxation.
Resolutionnoun
The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination.
âBe it with resolution then to fight.â;
Resolutionnoun
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.
Resolutionnoun
The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance.
âLittle resolution and certainty there is as touching the islands of Mauritania.â;
Resolutionnoun
The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem.
Resolutionnoun
A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like.
Resolutionnoun
The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord.
Resolutionnoun
The act of distinguishing between two close but not identical objects, or, when taking a measurement, bbetween two close values of the property measured.
Resolutionnoun
a measure of the ability to distinguish between two close but not identical values of the property being measured; it is expressed as the difference in values of a property necessary to make such a distinction; as, a microscope with a resolution of one micron; a thermometer with a resolution of one-tenth of a degree. Also called resolving power.
Resolutionnoun
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
Resolutionnoun
the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together
Resolutionnoun
the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose;
âhis resoluteness carried him through the battleâ; âit was his unshakeable resolution to finish the workâ;
Resolutionnoun
finding a solution to a problem
Resolutionnoun
something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making;
âthe finally reached a settlement with the unionâ; âthey never did achieve a final resolution of their differencesâ; âhe needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closureâ;
Resolutionnoun
analysis into clear-cut components
Resolutionnoun
(computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display; the greater the resolution, the better the picture
Resolutionnoun
the subsidence of swelling or others signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
Resolutionnoun
(music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord
Resolutionnoun
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem;
âthey were trying to find a peaceful solutionâ; âthe answers were in the back of the bookâ; âhe computed the result to four decimal placesâ;
Resolutionnoun
a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner;
âhe always wrote down his New Year's resolutionsâ;
Resolutionnoun
a firm decision to do or not to do something
âshe kept her resolution not to see Anne any moreâ; âa New Year's resolutionâ;
Resolutionnoun
a formal expression of opinion or intention agreed on by a legislative body or other formal meeting, typically after taking a vote
âthe conference passed two resolutionsâ;
Resolutionnoun
the quality of being determined or resolute
âhe handled the last British actions of the war with resolutionâ;
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the action of solving a problem or contentious matter
âa successful resolution to the problemâ; âthe peaceful resolution of all disputesâ;
Resolutionnoun
the passing of a discord into a concord during the course of changing harmony
âtension is released by the resolution from the dominant to the tonic chordâ;
Resolutionnoun
the disappearance of a symptom or condition
âcomplete remission was defined as resolution of clinical evidence of diseaseâ;
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the process of reducing or separating something into constituent parts or components.
Resolutionnoun
the replacing of a single force or other vector quantity by two or more jointly equivalent to it.
Resolutionnoun
the smallest interval measurable by a telescope or other scientific instrument; the resolving power.
Resolutionnoun
the degree of detail visible in a photographic or television image
âa high-resolution monitorâ;
Resolutionnoun
the conversion of something abstract into another form
âthe gradual resolution of an uncertain feeling into a named emotionâ;
Resolutionnoun
the substitution of two short syllables for one long one.