<B>resolvability, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the property of being resolvable; resolvableness. </DL>
<A NAME="resolvable">
<B>resolvable, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be resolved. noun <B>resolvableness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="resolve">
<B>resolve, </B>verb, <B>-solved,</B> <B>-solving,</B> noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make up one's mind; determine; decide. <BR> <I>Ex. He resolved to do better work in the future. Richard resolved to reform (Newsweek).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to decide by vote; adopt or pass a resolution. <BR> <I>Ex. It was resolved that our school have a lunchroom.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to clear away; dispel. <BR> <I>Ex. The letter resolved all our doubts.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>to clear up; answer and explain; solve. <BR> <I>Ex. The conviction ... neither solves the mystery of Remon's death nor resolves Panama's political problems (Newsweek).</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>to break into parts; break up. <BR> <I>Ex. Some chemical compounds can be resolved by heat.</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>to change. <BR> <I>Ex. The assembly resolved itself into a committee. Earth, that nourished thee, shall claim thy growth, to be resolved to earth again (William Cullen Bryant).</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>to produce separate images of; make distinguishable, as by optical instruments or radar. <BR> <I>Ex. to resolve a cluster of stars with a high-powered telescope.</I> <DD><B> 8. </B>(Music.) to cause (a voice part or harmony) to progress from a dissonance to a consonance. <DD><B> 9. </B>(Medicine.) to cause (inflammation) to disappear without the formation of pus. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to come to a decision; decide (on). <BR> <I>Ex. consultations ... in which much was proposed, but nothing resolved on (Scott).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to break into parts. <BR> <I>Ex. This chemical resolves when distilled at a high temperature.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Music.) to progress from a dissonance to a consonance. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a thing determined on. <BR> <I>Ex. He kept his resolve to do better.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>firmness in carrying out a purpose; determination. <BR> <I>Ex. George Washington was a man of great resolve.</I> noun <B>resolver.</B> </DL>
<B>resolving power,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the ability of a lens or optical system to produce separate images of objects that are very close together; resolution. <BR> <I>Ex. The device has a resolving power of 600,000 which means it can separate one part in 600,000 (Science News Letter).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the ability of electronic equipment, such as radar or a radio telescope, or of photographic equipment to produce distinguishable images. <BR> <I>Ex. The ability of a photographic material to record fine detail--its resolving power--is limited by its granular structure (Hardy and Perrin).</I> </DL>
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<B>resonance, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a resounding quality; being resonant. <BR> <I>Ex. the resonance of an organ.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a reinforcing and prolonging of sound by reflection or by vibration of other objects. The sounding board of a piano gives it resonance. The hollow body of a guitar gives it resonance. <DD><B> 3. </B>the condition of an electrical circuit adjusted to allow the greatest flow of current at a certain frequency. <BR> <I>Ex. A radio set must be in resonance to receive music or speech from a radio station.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Chemistry.) the oscillation of molecules between two or more structures, each possessing identical atoms but different arrangements of electrons. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Nuclear Physics.) an unstable particle of extremely short duration; any one of a group of energy states that behave like elementary particles but may be temporary associations of unstable particles such as mesons and hyperons. <BR> <I>Ex. The rho meson is a particle in its own right although it is also frequently referred to as a resonance (Thomas Groves).</I> </DL>
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<B>resonant, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>continuing to sound; resounding; echoing. <BR> <I>Ex. The resonant sounds of the band filled the city streets.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>tending to increase or prolong sounds. <BR> <I>Ex. The resonant hollow body of a guitar.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>of or in resonance. <DD><I>noun </I> (Phonetics.) a nasal consonant, such as <I>n</I> and <I>ng;</I> nasal. adv. <B>resonantly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="resonantjet">
<B>resonant jet,</B> <B>=pulsejet.</B></DL>
<A NAME="resonate">
<B>resonate, </B>verb, <B>-nated,</B> <B>-nating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to exhibit resonance; resound. <DD><B> 2. </B>to oscillate with the same frequency as the source. <BR> <I>Ex. The wavelength of the radio waves can be calculated from the measured size of the particular cavity in which they will "tune" or resonate (Scientific American).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to cause to resonate. </DL>
<A NAME="resonator">
<B>resonator, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>something that produces resonance; appliance for increasing sound by resonance. <DD><B> 2. </B>a device for detecting electromagnetic radiation, such as radiobroadcasting waves. <DD><B> 3. </B>an additional muffler in an automobile exhaust system to reduce excessive exhaust noise. </DL>
<B>resorcinol, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a crystalline compound used in medicine as an antiseptic and in making dyes and adhesives; metadihydroxybenzene. </DL>
<A NAME="resorption">
<B>resorption, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the action or fact of resorbing. <DD><B> 2. </B>the state of being resorbed. <DD><B> 3. </B>the remelting and reabsorbing of a crystal by the molten magma in the formation of igneous rocks. </DL>
<A NAME="resorptive">
<B>resorptive, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or characterized by resorption. </DL>
<A NAME="resort">
<B>resort, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to go; go often. <BR> <I>Ex. Many people resort to the beaches in hot weather.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to turn for help; have recourse (to). <BR> <I>Ex. to resort to violence. The mother resorted to punishment to make the child obey.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>an assembling; going to (a place, etc.) often. <BR> <I>Ex. A park is a place of popular resort in good weather.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a place people go to, usually for recreation. <BR> <I>Ex. There are many summer resorts in the mountains.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>the act of turning for help; recourse. <BR> <I>Ex. The resort to force is forbidden in this school.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>a person or thing turned to for help. <BR> <I>Ex. Books are her resort when she is lonely. Good friends are the best resort in trouble.</I> noun <B>resorter.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="resound">
<B>resound, </B>intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>go give back sound; echo. <BR> <I>Ex. The hills resounded when we shouted.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to sound loudly. <BR> <I>Ex. Radios resound from every house.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to be filled with sound. <BR> <I>Ex. The room resounded with the children's shouts.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Figurative.) to be much talked about. <BR> <I>Ex. The feat of landing a man on the moon resounded all over the world.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to give back (sound); echo. <BR> <I>Ex. The buildings resounded the siren's warning.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to repeat loudly; celebrate. <BR> <I>Ex. to resound a hero's praise.</I> noun <B>resounder.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="resound">
<B>re-sound, </B>transitive verb, intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to sound again. </DL>
<A NAME="resounding">
<B>resounding, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>that resounds; making an echoing sound; sounding loudly. <BR> <I>Ex. a resounding blow.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>ringing; sonorous. <BR> <I>Ex. resounding eloquence.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>impressive; striking. <BR> <I>Ex. a resounding victory.</I> adv. <B>resoundingly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="resource">
<B>resource, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any supply that will meet a need; stock or reserve upon which to draw when necessary. We have resources of money, of quick wit, or of strength. <DD><B> 2. </B>any means of getting success or getting out of trouble. <BR> <I>Ex. Climbing a tree is a cat's resource when chased by a dog.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>skill in meeting difficulties or getting out of trouble. <BR> <I>Ex. Many of the early explorers were men of great resource.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>a possibility of aid or assistance. <BR><I>expr. <B>resources,</B> </I>the actual and potential wealth of a country. <BR> <I>Ex. natural resources, human resources.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="resourceful">
<B>resourceful, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>good at thinking of ways to do things; quick-witted. <BR> <I>Ex. That resourceful boy mowed lawns all summer to earn enough money to buy a new bicycle.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>abounding in resources; rich. <BR> <I>Ex. The United States is a resourceful country.</I> adv. <B>resourcefully.</B> noun <B>resourcefulness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="resourceless">
<B>resourceless, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> without resource; lacking resources. <BR> <I>Ex. The creation of an artificial, resourceless, hapless, meaningless State--inexorably correcting itself (Manchester Guardian).</I> adv. <B>resourcelessly.</B> noun <B>resourcelessness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="resources">
<B>resources, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See under <B>resource.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="resow">
<B>resow, </B>transitive verb, intransitive verb, <B>-sowed,</B> <B>-sown</B> or <B>-sowed,</B> <B>-sowing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to sow again. </DL>
