HD

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abbreviation

high-definition; high definition: channels that broadcast in HD;HD video;HD DVDs;an HD display on my new tablet.

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Question 1 of 7

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Other definitions for HD (2 of 4)

hd.

abbreviation

hand.

head.

Other definitions for HD (3 of 4)

h.d.¹

abbreviation

(in prescriptions) at bedtime.

Origin of h.d.

From New Latin hōra dēcubitūs

Other definitions for HD (4 of 4)

h.d.²

abbreviation

heavy duty.

How to use HD in a sentence

Step forward GoPro, the HD camera manufacturer that has transformed how we document the world around us.
Why Every Home Needs a Drone This Holiday|Charlie Gilbert|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At least two versions of the full HD download are available on Gulfup and have been downloaded 21,550 and 5,600 times.
ISIS Is Winning the Online Jihad Against the West|Ali Fisher, Nico Prucha|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fight Church is available now on iTunes, On Demand and Digital HD.
Jesus Said Knock You Out: In ‘Fight Church’ Christians Beat Thy Neighbor|Bryan Storkel|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You can see all of that condensed down to a few minutes and in HD in this video, from the showgirls to the eventual tragic end.
Miley Cyrus, Arcade Fire & More Best Music Videos of the Week (VIDEO)|Victoria Kezra|September 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Remembering better is not about pointing the camera and switching to HD mode.
How to Remember the Past|Charles Fernyhough|May 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hd does not follow Plato in his doctrine of transmigration, the different forms of which he refutes at length.
The Development of Metaphysics in Persia|Muhammad Iqbal
We then find the mean proportional between the length HD and the height of the parallelogram.
Amusements in Mathematics|Henry Ernest Dudeney
That chylde did it in fyue epistles & gaue the argumentes wtout any study, & was not prepared afore hd to do it.
The Education of Children|Desiderius Erasmus
The town, situated on Lake Hd, not far from the right bank of the Tisza, has a modern aspect.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5|Various
On the other hand, as an English word hd is in constant use.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland

British Dictionary definitions for HD

abbreviation for

hand

head

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