high-resolution

American  

[hahy-rez-uh-loo-shuhn] / ˈhaɪˌrɛz əˈlu ʃən /

adjective

1. having or capable of producing an image characterized by fine detail.

   high-resolution photography; high-resolution lens.

2. Computers. of or relating to CRTs, printers, or other output devices that produce images that are sharp and finely detailed rather than blurry and inexact (opposed to low-resolution).

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Etymology

Origin of high-resolution

First recorded in 1945–50

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Example Sentences

High resolution images of the landscape and mineral measurements collected from orbit indicate that some of the planet's youngest volcanic regions have a much more detailed history than previously assumed.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

High resolution images from Hubble revealed four closely packed globular clusters inside the Perseus galaxy cluster, located 300 million light-years from Earth.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

Dorr, A. E., Lerch, J. P., Spring, S., Kabani, N. & Henkelman, R. M. High resolution three-dimensional brain atlas using an average magnetic resonance image of 40 adult C57Bl/6J mice.

From Nature • Oct. 31, 2017

High resolution does not a game make, and I'm convinced that it's a crutch that's unnecessarily ballooned video-game budgets by focusing on player's eyes rather than their brains and hearts.

From Slate • Dec. 17, 2009