An act or instance of beginning.
The first few measures of a musical composition.
The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
A gap permitting passage through.
The initial period when a show at an art gallery or museum is first opened, especially the first evening.
A vacant position, especially in an array.
An unoccupied employment position.
In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.
An act or instance of making or becoming open.
A time available in a schedule.
An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
The first few moves in a game.
Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.
describing the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket; describing a batsman who opens the innings or a bowler who opens the attack
A statement of intent, a vow
The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
A strong will, determination.
The separation of the constituent parts (of a spectrum etc).
The act of discerning detail.
A formal statement adopted by an assembly, or during any other formal meeting.
The moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear.
The degree of fineness of such a separation.
The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; lookup.
The state of being resolute.
The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
Progression from dissonance to consonance; a chord to which such progression is made.
In a pathological process, the phase during which pathogens and damaged tissues are removed by macrophages.
The act or process of solving; solution.