solution

/səˈl(j)uːʃən/

solution noun: a homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.

Noun

solution (countable and uncountable, plural solutions)

(physical) A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.
- Meronyms: solvent, solute
An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.
- All too often, computer technology is treated as a solution in search of a problem. In fact, it is not uncommon for people working with computers to become critical of the problem because it doesn't seem to fit the solution they have generated.1971, O. Phillip Hicks, “The Computer: Is It the Solution or the Problem?”, in ACM: Proceedings of 1971 Annual Conference, page 362
- The fourth model is called the enlightment model: Actors are seen to be responsible for problems but unable or unwilling to provide solutions. They are believed to need discipline provided by authoritative guidance. The Alcoholic Anonymous^([sic]) groups are considered prototypical for this model.2013 June 29, Leo Montada, “Coping with Life Stress”, in Herman Steensma, Riël Vermunt, editors, Social Justice in Human Relations Volume 2: Societal and Psychological Consequences of Justice and...
Synonyms:

resolution
An answer to a problem.
- How many beautiful creations, how many glorious dreams went with him to the tomb! but the unfulfilled destiny of genius is a mystery whose solution is not of earth.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Parting”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 322
- Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery.1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Hocussing of Cigarette”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London...
Synonyms:

resolution

Antonyms:

problem, challenge, issue
A product, service or suite thereof, especially software.
(UK, archaic, rare) Satisfaction of a claim or debt.
- he was not obliged to repeat what he had received, in solution of a just debt1681, Scotland. Court of Session, edited by Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee and William Maxwell Morison, The decisions of the Court of Session, published 1802, page 2927
- A disposition granted on a cessio bonorum is merely in farther security to the creditors, not in satisfaction or in solution of the debts.1827, John Erskine, The Principles of the Law of Scotland, page 508
The act of dissolving, especially of a solid by a fluid.
- This accounts for the very rapid vegetation in the northern latitudes, after the solution of the snows.1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants, J. Johnson, page 28
Synonyms:

dissolution

Antonyms:

precipitation
(archaic) The crisis of a disease.

Verb

solution (third-person singular simple present solutions, present participle solutioning, simple past and past participle solutioned)

(transitive) To treat with a solution.
- The reason for having the rubber so thick is that the cuts one is bound to get do not penetrate right through the rubber to the canvas or fabric, as I found it was really throught htis latter rotting that the trouble with the tyres occurred, whereas, when I had thick rubber, and particularly, be it...1898 August 6, Tavistock Chambers, “Correspondence: Some Interesting Tyre Experiences”, in The Autocar, volume 3, number 114, page 508
- The end of the casing 1 is flanged to receive a rubber tube 21 having and extension 22 to which the air chamber is solutioned or similarly fixed.1903, Patents for Inventions: Abridgments of Specifications, page 23

solution meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

solution in Hindi

liquid mixture: विलयन vilyan, घोल ghol
an act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.: उपाय upāy, हल hal, समाधान samādhān
answer to a problem (mathematics): उपाय upāy, समाधान samādhān

solution in Tamil

தீர்வு, கரைசல்

solution in Marathi

a solution, resolution, or remedy to a problem, difficulty, or dispute: तोडगा tōḍagā
solution: समाधान samādhān

solution in Urdu

liquid mixture: مَحْلُول mahlūl
an act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem.: حَل hal

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solution in Bengali: দ্রবণ drobon, সমাধান śomadhan
solution in Telugu: ద్రావణం drāvaṇaṁ, పరిష్కారం pariṣkāraṁ
solution in Malayalam: ലായനി lāyani, ഉപായം upāyaṁ, പോംവഴി pōṁvaḻi, പരിഹാരം parihāraṁ
solution in Kannada: ಪರಿಹಾರ parihāra
solution in Punjabi: ਹੱਲ halla, ਇਲਾਜ ilāj
solution in Gujarati: સમાધાન samādhān
solution in Assamese: সমাধান xomadhan
solution in Nepali: समाधान samādhān
solution in Tagalog: kaluswan, kalutasan
solution in Arabic: مَحْلُول maḥlūl, حَلّ ḥall
solution in Malay: larutan, penyelesaian, jalan penyelesaian
solution in Indonesian: larutan, solusi
solution in Thai: สารละลาย sǎan-lá-laai, ทางแก้ taang-gɛ̂ɛ, ทางออก taang-ɔ̀ɔk, ผลเฉลย
solution in Vietnamese: dung dịch, giải pháp, lời giải, đáp án

Examples of solution in a sentence

States and empires fail when they are no longer the solution, they are the problem.2022 February 7, Charles Hugh Smith, How Empires Die:
It is said that there is no violation of the law of this State in the simple act of paying money in solution of a promise to do so1879, “Conflict of Law — Promissory notes governed by law of place where made and payable”, in Albany Law Journal, volume 20:
During the solutioning process, nucleation and growth of secondary phase γ' precipitates occur, in which the embryos are initially of spherical and then cubic shapes.2014, Peter Rudolph, Handbook of Crystal Growth: Bulk Crystal Growth, →ISBN, page 423:

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Forms of solution

Noun
plural	solutions
Verb
third-person singular present	solutions
present participle	solutioning
past participle	solutioned
past	solutioned

Plural of solution: solutions

Origin of solution

From Middle English solucioun, from Old French solucion (French solution), from Latin solūtiōnem, accusative singular of solūtiō, from the verb solvō. Compare solve, -tion.

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Questions about solution

What does solution mean?: Solution means a homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances.
What is solution in Hindi?: Solution in Hindi is विलयन (vilyan), घोल (ghol), उपाय (upāy). See Solution meaning in Hindi.
How do you use solution in a sentence?: States and empires fail when they are no longer the solution, they are the problem.
What part of speech is solution?: Solution can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce solution?: Solution is pronounced /səˈl(j)uːʃən/.
What is the plural of solution?: The plural of solution is solutions.

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