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high-definition

high-definition is the alternative form of high definition.

Meaning of high definition

Noun

high definition (usually uncountable, plural high definitions)

  1. (usually) Enhanced picture quality on a TV or any other display.
    Synonyms:
    HD
    1. (specifically, usually) 720p, 1080i or 1080p, where lower resolutions are standard definition and higher resolutions are ultra-high definition.
  2. (countable, usually) A television or display device displaying images in an enhanced picture quality format or such images.

Forms of high-definition

pluralhigh-definitions

Phrases with high-definition

Questions about high-definition

What is high-definition the alternative form of?
High-definition is the alternative form of high definition.

Words near high-definition in the dictionary

  1. high-context cultures
  2. high-cost
  3. high-daddies
  4. high-daddy
  5. high-def
  6. high-definition
  7. high-definition television
  8. high-definition televisions
  9. high-density
  10. high-density lipoprotein
  11. high-density lipoproteins

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Adapted from Wiktionary: high-definition (page history and authors); high definition (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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