| resolution solving | finding a solution to a problem |
| resolution | a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner, he always wrote down his New Year's resolutions |
battle
conflict fight engagement | a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war, Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga, he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement |
conflict
struggle battle | an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals), the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph--Thomas Paine, police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs |
| conflict | an incompatibility of dates or events, he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings |
resoluteness
firmness firmness of purpose
resolve
resolution | the trait of being resolute, his resoluteness carried him through the battle, it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work |
resolution
resolving | analysis into clearut components |
settlement
resolution closure | something settled or resolved, the outcome of decision making, they finally reached a settlement with the union, they never did achieve a final resolution of their differences, he needed to grieve before he could achieve a sense of closure |
| resolution declaration resolve | a formal expression by a meeting, agreed to by a vote |
| joint resolution | a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive (or passed over the Chief Executive's veto) |
solution
answer result
resolution
solvent | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem, they were trying to find a peaceful solution, the answers were in the back of the book, he computed the result to four decimal places |
| resolution | (music) a dissonant chord is followed by a consonant chord |
dispute
difference
difference of opinion
conflict | a disagreement or argument about something important, he had a dispute with his wife, there were irreconcilable differences, the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats |
| resolution | the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung) |
| conflict | opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings, he was immobilized by conflict and indecision |
resolving power
resolution | the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together |
| resolution | (computer science) the number of pixels per square inch on a computer-generated display, the greater the resolution, the better the picture |
| conflict | opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot), this form of conflict is essential to Mann's writing |
| conflict of interest | a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests |
| conflict | a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests, his conflict of interest made him ineligible for the post, a conflict of loyalties |
conflict b run afoul b infringe
contravene | go against, as of rules and laws, He ran afoul of the law, This behavior conflicts with our rules |
| conflict | be in conflict, The two proposals conflict! |
| high-resolution | producing images that are sharp and finely detailed, high-resolution photography, a high-resolution lens, high-resolution television |
| low-resolution | of computer output devices, producing images that are not sharply defined |