resolution

See also: Resolution and résolution

English

Etymology

Recorded since 1412, as Middle English resolucioun (“dissolution”), either from Anglo-Norman resolucion or directly from Latin resolūtiō (“a loosening, solution”), from resolvō (“I loosen”), itself from the intensive prefix re- + solvō (“I loosen”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/

• Audio (GA)

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• Rhymes: -uːʃən
• Hyphenation: re‧so‧lu‧tion

Noun

resolution (countable and uncountable, plural resolutions)

1. A strong will, determination.
2. The state of being resolute.

   His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.

3. A statement of intent, a vow

   By February, most New Year's resolutions are forgotten.   My resolution is to cut back on the fast food this year.

4. The act of discerning detail.
   • 2013 July-August, Fenella Saunders, “Tiny Lenses See the Big Picture”, in American Scientist:

     The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail.

5. (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).

   Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance.

6. (computing) The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.

   This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200.

7. (computing) The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; lookup.

   name resolution

8. (mathematics) The act or process of solving; solution.

   the resolution of an equation

9. A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.

   The resolution was passed by a two-thirds majority.

10. (sciences) The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
11. (sciences) The degree of fineness of such a separation.
12. (music) Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
13. (literature) The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
14. (medicine) In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:obstinacy

Hyponyms

• high resolution
• low resolution
• medium resolution
• very high resolution
• very low resolution

 

Derived terms

• high-resolution
• low-resolution
• midresolution
• myoresolution
• resolution advisory
• resolutionist

 

Related terms

• New Year's resolution
• resoluble
• resolutely
• resoluteness
• resolvable
• resolvent

 

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewh₃-‎ (0 c, 36 e)

Translations

strong will

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 決心／决心 (zh) (juéxīn)

• Finnish: päättäväisyys (fi)
• French: conviction (fr) f
• Galician: resolución (gl) f
• Hungarian: elhatározás (hu)
• Italian: determinazione (it) f
• Portuguese: resolução (pt) f
• Spanish: resolución (es) m
• Tocharian B: pratiṃ
• Turkish: azim (tr), kararlılık (tr)

state of being resolute

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 決心／决心 (zh) (juéxīn)

• Dutch: resoluutheid f, vastberadenheid (nl)
• Finnish: päättäväisyys (fi), lujuus (fi)
• French: résolution (fr) f, détermination (fr) f
• German: Entschlossenheit (de) f, Standfestigkeit f
• Italian: risolutezza (it) f
• Japanese: 決断 (ja) (けつだん, ketsudan), 決心 (ja) (kesshin), (formal) 表明 (ja) (hyōmei)
• Malay: ketegasan
• Portuguese: resolução (pt) f, firmeza (pt) f
• Russian: реши́тельность (ru) f (rešítelʹnostʹ), реши́мость (ru) f (rešímostʹ), твёрдость (ru) f (tvjórdostʹ)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: karar (tr), niyet (tr)
• Ukrainian: ріши́мість (rišýmistʹ), тве́рдість (tvérdistʹ)

statement of intent

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: předsevzetí n
• Dutch: voornemen (nl)
• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} intencdeklaro
• Finnish: päätös (fi), lupaus (fi)
• Galician: resolución (gl) f
• German: Vorsatz (de) m
• Greek: απόφαση (el) f (apófasi)
• Hungarian: fogadalom (hu)
• Indonesian: resolusi (id)
• Italian: promessa (it) f, proposito (it) m
• Japanese: 決断 (ja) (けつだん, ketsudan), 決心 (ja) (kesshin), (formal) 表明 (ja) (hyōmei)
• Malay: resolusi, azam (ms)
• Portuguese: resolução (pt) f
• Russian: реше́ние (ru) n (rešénije)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: löfte (sv) n
• Tagalog: kapasyahan
• Turkish: teklif (tr)
• Ukrainian: ріше́ння (uk) n (rišénnja), резолю́ція (uk) f (rezoljúcija)

act of discerning detail

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: erotuskyky
• Italian: definizione (it) f, risoluzione (it) f
• Japanese: 解決 (ja) (kaiketsu)
• Russian: разре́шение (ru) n (razréšenije)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

computing, photography: degree of fineness of image

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 分辨率 (zh) (fēnbiànlǜ), 清晰度 (qīngxīdù), 解析度 (zh) (jiěxīdù)

• Czech: rozlišení n
• Dutch: resolutie (nl) f, beeldkwaliteit, beeldscherpte
• Finnish: erotuskyky, resoluutio (fi)
• French: résolution (fr) f
• German: Auflösung (de) f
• Hungarian: felbontás (hu)
• Irish: gléine f
• Italian: risoluzione (it)
• Japanese: 解像度 (kaizōdo)
• Malay: peleraian, resolusi
• Maori: ariari
• Polish: rozdzielczość (pl) f
• Portuguese: resolução (pt) f
• Russian: разреше́ние (ru) n (razrešénije)
• Serbo-Croatian: rezolucija (sh) f, razlučivost (sh) f
• Spanish: resolución (es) f
• Swedish: upplösning (sv) c
• Turkish: çözünürlük (tr), resolüsyon
• Ukrainian: розподі́льна зда́тність f (rozpodílʹna zdátnistʹ)
• Vietnamese: độ phân giải

computing: number of pixels in an image as stored or displayed

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 分辨率 (zh) (fēnbiànlǜ), 清晰度 (qīngxīdù), 解析度 (zh) (jiěxīdù)

• Czech: rozlišení n
• Dutch: resolutie (nl) f
• Esperanto: difino (eo)
• Finnish: resoluutio (fi)
• French: résolution (fr) f
• German: Auflösung (de) f, (device) Auflösungsvermögen f
• Hungarian: felbontás (hu)
• Italian: risoluzione (it)
• Japanese: 画素数 (gaso-sū)
• Malay: leraian, resolusi
• Polish: rozdzielczość (pl) f
• Portuguese: resolução (pt) f
• Russian: разреше́ние (ru) n (razrešénije)
• Serbo-Croatian: rezolucija (sh) f, razlučivost (sh) f
• Spanish: resolución (es) f
• Swedish: upplösning (sv) c
• Turkish: çözünürlük (tr), resolüsyon
• Ukrainian: розподі́льна зда́тність f (rozpodílʹna zdátnistʹ), розді́льність f (rozdílʹnistʹ)

computing: process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 解析 (zh) (jiěxī)

• Finnish: tunnistaminen (fi)
• Italian: ricerca (it) f
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

math: act or process of solving

• Finnish: ratkaisu (fi)
• German: Lösung (de) f
• Italian: risoluzione (it) f
• Maori: tatūnga
• Spanish: resolución (es) f
• Turkish: çözüm (tr), (obsolete) hal (tr)

formal statement adopted by an assembly

• Armenian: բանաձև (hy) (banajew)
• Catalan: resolució (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 決議／决议 (zh) (juéyì), 議決／议决 (zh) (yìjué)

• Czech: rezoluce f
• Danish: beslutning
• Dutch: besluit (nl) n
• Estonian: otsus
• Finnish: päätöslauselma (fi), resoluutio (fi), kannanotto (fi)
• French: résolution (fr) f
• Georgian: რეზოლუცია (rezolucia)
• German: Entschließung (de) f, Entschluss (de) m, Resolution (de) f
• Greek: ψήφισμα (el) n (psífisma), απόφαση (el) f (apófasi)
• Italian: decisione (it) f, delibera (it) f
• Japanese: 議決 (ja) (giketsu)
• Korean: 결의(決議) (ko) (gyeorui)
• Latin: scītum (la) n
• Malay: ketetapan
• Malayalam: പ്രമേയം (ml) (pramēyaṃ)
• Maori: tatūnga
• Navajo: naaltsoos bee ʼádá nahodiitʼaahí
• Norwegian: vedtak (no) n

  Bokmål: beslutning (no) m or f

• Occitan: resolucion (oc) f
• Polish: rezolucja (pl) f, uchwała (pl) f
• Portuguese: resolução (pt) f
• Russian: резолю́ция (ru) f (rezoljúcija)
• Serbo-Croatian: rezolucija (sh) f
• Spanish: resolución (es) f
• Swedish: resolution (sv) c, beslut (sv) n
• Thai: มติ (th) (má-dtì)
• Turkish: önerge (tr), teklif (tr)
• Ukrainian: резолю́ція (uk) f (rezoljúcija)
• Vietnamese: nghị quyết (vi) (議決)

science: separation of the constituent parts

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 分解 (zh) (fēnjiě)

• Finnish: erottelu (fi)
• Japanese: 分解 (ja) (bunkai), 分離 (ja) (bunri)
• Malay: peleraian
• Russian: ана́лиз (ru) m (análiz)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: çözünme (tr)

science: the degree of fineness of such a separation

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 解析度 (zh) (jiěxīdù)

• Finnish: erottelukyky (fi)
• Japanese: 分解度 (bunkai-do), 分離度 (bunri-do)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Turkish: çözünürlük (tr), resolüsyon

music: progression from dissonance to consonance

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 解決／解决 (zh) (jiějué)

• Finnish: purkaminen (fi)
• French: résolution (fr) f
• Japanese: 解決 (ja) (kaiketsu)
• Russian: разреше́ние (ru) n (razrešénije)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

moment when the outcome of action is clear

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: ratkaisu (fi)
• Russian: развя́зка (ru) f (razvjázka)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} résolution (fr) f
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} risolutezza (it) f, ^{(please verify)} risolutezze pl
• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 결의안 (ko) (gyeoruian)
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} resolutio f
• Persian: ^{(please verify)} عزم‎ (fa) ('azm), ^{(please verify)} قصد‎ (fa) (qasd)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} resolución (es) f
• Telugu: ^{(please verify)} తీర్మానం (te) (tīrmānaṁ) (2)

See also

• polygon resolution
• texture resolution

References

• resolution on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Middle English

Noun

resolution

1. Alternative form of resolucioun