resolution
resolution is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 7 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The state of being relaxed; relaxation. [Obs.]
- 2.The state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination. Be it with resolution then to fight. Shak.
- 3.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.
- 4.The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance. [Obs.] Little resolution and certainty there is as touching the islands of Mauritania. Holland.
- 5.(Math.) The act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem.
- 6.(Med.) A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like.
- 7.(Mus.) The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord by the rising or falling of the note which makes the discord. Joint resolution. See under Joint, a. -- Resolution of a force or motion (Mech.), the separation of a single force or motion into two or more which have different directions, and, taken together, are an equivalent for the single one; -- the opposite of Ant: composition of a force. -- Resolution of a nebula (Astron.), the exhibition of it to the eye by a telescope of such power as to show it to be composed of small stars. See Decision.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- analysis
- boldness
- constancy
- decision
- disentanglement
- dissolution
- firmness
- fortitude
- perseverance
- purpose
- resoluteness
- resolve
- resolvedness
- separation
- steadfastness
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abnegation
- abstain
- abstainer
- abstemious
- abstemiousness
- abstinence
- abstinent
- accord
- alcoholic
- all
- altruism
- analysis
- analytical
- analyze
- and
- are
- authority
- behavior
- benevolence
- block
- break
- cardinal
- catalysis
- catalytic
- cause
- chivalrous
- chivalry
- choice
- choose
- compass
- conation
- corruption
- course
- credit
- crumble
- decentralize
- decompose
- decomposed
- decomposition
- decompound
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is resolution.
- What is the state of being relaxed; relaxation. [Obs.] called?
- What is the state of being resolved, settled, or determined; firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination. Be it with resolution then to fight. Shak called?
- What is the state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought; conviction; assurance. [Obs.] Little resolution and certainty there is as touching the islands of Mauritania. Holland called?
- What is the act or process of solving; solution; as, the resolution of an equation or problem called?
- What is a breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of a fever, a tumor, or the like called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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