Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-resolution

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.56 in modern English

Syllables: high--res-o-lu-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a high resolution; for example, having a large number of pixels per unit area.

Example Sentences

"Costing more than the helicopter it is attached to, this impressive £1 million multi-spectral camera and sensor array picks up a huge range of data above and beyond the high-resolution aerial photography that Sean Leahy and the Network Rail Air Operations team have become known for."

Inflected Forms

higher-resolution (comparative) highest-resolution (superlative) hi-res (alternative) high-res (alternative)

Phrases

high-res hi-res very-high-resolution high-definition high definition

Frequently Paired Words

high-definition high definition mid-resolution

Antonyms

low-resolution

Questions

What does high-resolution mean?: Having a high resolution; for example, having a large number of pixels per unit area.

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