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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high-resolution

Built from high-resolution microscope images rather than costlier molecular techniques, it creates a detailed three-dimensional map of the brainstem, identifying more than 200 clusters of brain cells and nerve pathways.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

It added it had combined high-resolution satellite imagery, citizen science and machine learning to "revolutionise how we understand and monitor habitats".

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

ICE catheters provide real-time, high-resolution imaging of the heart during electrophysiology procedures, according to Medtronic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

"We have been able to produce really high-resolution 3D maps, which, from a remote sensing perspective, is what's unique and novel about it. Grand Canyon's caves have never been mapped in 3D like this."

From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026

A geologist from the University of California named Stanley Margolis came to the museum and spent two days examining the surface of the statue with a high-resolution stereomicroscope.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell