resolution
/ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.59 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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).
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish."
- "By February, most New Year’s resolutions are forgotten."
- "My resolution is to cut back on the fast food this year."
- "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."
- "Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance."
- "This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200."
Etymology
Recorded since 1412, as Middle English resolucioun (“dissolution”), either from Anglo-Norman resolucion or directly from Latin resolūtiō (“a loosening, solution”), from resolvō (“to loosen”), itself from the intensive prefix re- + solvō (“to loosen”). By surface analysis, recognizably related to resolve and -tion.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *lewh₃-, resolucioun, resolucion, resolūtiō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
- British English: /ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/