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

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

Using a mobile lidar scanner, the team produced high-resolution three-dimensional models that captured cave walls, ceilings, passages, and chambers in remarkable detail.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Everything in the beam, up to 200 feet below the surface, is converted to an image on a large, high-resolution screen on the boat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

This map is now the most detailed high-resolution 3D representation of the universe ever created.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

I pulled up some image-analysis software and made a high-resolution scan of both sides of the wrapper.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline