high-resolution

[ hahy-rez-uh-loo-shuhn ]

/ ˈhaɪˌrɛz əˈlu ʃən /

adjective

having or capable of producing an image characterized by fine detail: high-resolution photography; high-resolution lens.

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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What does “Indigenous” mean?

characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction.

carried on abroad, or with other countries.

relating to or being a people who are the original, earliest known inhabitants of a region, or are their descendants.

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Origin of high-resolution

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby high-resolution

high-proof, high-quality, high relief, High Renaissance, high-res, high-resolution, high-rise, high-riser, high-risk, highroad, high roller

Example sentences from the Web for high-resolution

High-resolution images can be accessed by clicking on the images in the text.
The Invasion|William Le Queux
Click on the map (facing p. 794) to view a high-resolution image.
Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh|Lin-Le
High-resolution images of the maps can be accessed by clicking on them.
From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917|Philip Gibbs
A parallel, high-resolution photographic system permits computer assembly of publication quality illustrations.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969|H. W. Fulbright et al.

High-resolution images can be displayed by clicking on the images in the text.
The Escaping Club|A. J. Evans

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