resolution

«resolution» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a firm decision to do or not do something, such as a New… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a resolution, resolutions)

meaning for a pupil

1) A resolution is a firm decision to do or not do something, such as a New Year's resolution. tree →

2) Resolution is solving or ending a problem, argument or conflict. tree →

3) (formal) A resolution is an official decision voted for by a group, like a council or the United Nations. tree →

4) (science, computing) Resolution is how sharp and detailed a picture or screen is, measured in pixels. tree →

5) (stories) The resolution is the part at the end of a story where the problem is solved. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah, it is the way astrologers settle their judgments from the stars. In the primary lessons: In English lessons, a story has an opening, build-up, problem, resolution and ending. In PSHE, conflict resolution means solving fights fairly. At New Year, people make resolutions. In computing, screens and photos have high or low resolution. Phrases: «New Year's resolution», «conflict resolution», «high resolution», «pass a resolution».

examples

• The Thirtieth Path is the Collecting Intelligence, and is so-called because Astrologers deduce from it the judgment of the Stars, and of the celestial signs, and the perfections of their science, according to the rules of their resolutions. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• My New Year's resolution is to read more books. tree →
• The teacher helped us find a resolution to the argument. tree →
• In the resolution, the lost dog finds its way home. tree →
• The council passed a resolution to build a new park. tree →
• This photo has a high resolution, so it's very clear. tree →
• She faced the hard climb with great resolution. tree →
• Conflict resolution means listening to both sides. tree →
• Next morning he set to work to fulfil his good resolutions. tree →

note

Countable in most senses. Related: «resolve» (verb: to decide or solve; noun: determination), «resolute» (determined). Computing: resolution is often given as width × height in pixels, e.g. 800 × 600.

In the corpora

• A story mountain shows the usual shape: opening, build-up, problem, resolution and ending.
• A story mountain shows a common story shape: opening, build-up, problem, resolution and ending.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «resolution» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.