resolution vs sand

resolution

noun
  • The act of discerning detail. 

  • 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). 

  • 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. 

  • A statement of intent, a vow 

  • 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. 

sand

noun
  • "sand in [someone's] eyes" (idiom) 

  • A beach or other expanse of sand. 

  • A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass). 

  • Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction. 

  • A sandpiper. 

  • A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale. 

  • A light beige colour, like that of typical sand. 

verb
  • To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it. 

  • To blot ink using sand. 

  • To cover with sand. 

adj
  • Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand. 

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