Meanings
nounhigh definition (usually uncountable, plural high definitions)
plural high definitions · alternative high-definition
- specificallyuncountableusually720p, 1080i or 1080p, where lower resolutions are standard definition and higher resolutions are ultra-high definition.
Synonyms: HD
- countableusuallyA television or display device displaying images in an enhanced picture quality format or such images.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEnhanced picture quality on a TV or any other display.
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noun720p, 1080i or 1080p, where lower resolutions are standard definition and higher resolutions are ultra-high definition.
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Translations
Catalan alta definició
- alta definicióenhanced picture quality
Chinese Mandarin 高淸, 高畫質 /高画质
- 高淸 (gāoqīng)enhanced picture quality
- 高畫質 /高画质 (gāohuàzhì)enhanced picture quality
Estonian kõrglahutusega
- kõrglahutusegaenhanced picture quality
Finnish teräväpiirto
- teräväpiirtoenhanced picture quality
French haute définition
- haute définitionenhanced picture quality
Italian alta definizione
- alta definizioneenhanced picture quality
Japanese 高精細度, ハイビジョン
- 高精細度 (kōseisaido)enhanced picture quality
- ハイビジョン (Hi-Vision)enhanced picture quality
Korean 고선명
- 고선명 (goseonmyeong)enhanced picture quality
Portuguese alta definição
- alta definiçãoenhanced picture quality
Russian высокое разрешение
- высокое разрешение (vysokoje razrešenije)enhanced picture quality
Spanish alta definición
- alta definiciónenhanced picture quality
Turkish yüksek çözünürlük
- yüksek çözünürlükenhanced picture quality
Welsh clirlun, manylder uwch
- clirlunenhanced picture quality
- manylder uwchenhanced picture quality
Cite this entry
APA
high definition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20definition
MLA
“high definition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20definition. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high definition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20definition.
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