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solution Definition

so·lu·tion (sə lo̵̅o̅′s̸hən)

noun

    1. the act, method, or process of solving a problem
    2. the answer to a problem
    3. an explanation, clarification, etc. the solution of a mystery
    1. the act or process of dispersing one or more liquid, gaseous, or solid substances in another, usually a liquid, so as to form a homogeneous mixture; a dissolving
    2. the state or fact of being dissolved
    3. a homogeneous molecular mixture, usually a liquid, so produced
  3. a breaking up or coming to an end; dissolution; break; breach
  4. Med.
    1. the termination of a disease
    2. the crisis of a disease
    3. a drug in solution; liquid medicine

Etymology: ME solucion < OFr < L solutio < solutus: see solute

solution Synonyms

solution

n.

  1. Explanation

    explication, resolution, clarification; see answer 2.

  2. Fluid

    suspension, aqueous material, water, solvent, chemical dissolvent, extract, sap, enzyme, juice; see also liquid.

solution Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • equation: We show, however, that asymmetric states can be moving solutions of the partial differential equation.
  • chloride: I found a small dropper bottle of a 33 % solution of Magnesium chloride hidden at the back of a shelf.

Converse of object

  • deliver: We have the team to deliver a solution that is suitably different rather than simply different.
  • find: Being a Ruby newbie, I tried to find an elegant solution via Google.
  • propose: Recently, Stephen Hawking and Neil Turok have proposed a bold solution to this problem.
  • provide: We provide a complete, reliable business email solution for just pennies a day.
  • implement: The research will identify the required features are required analyze the feasibility of implementing the solutions designed for fixed networks in the mobile context.
  • offer: Mail order catalogs offer a calmer solution to poor posture.

Adjective modifier

  • innovative: If you have found an innovative solution for your hall that you'd like to share with others, please contact Sandra Hogg.
  • practical: Discount pharmacy which dr. with dvd practical software solutions.
  • integrated: The exhibitor, Biffa Waste Services, is the UK's largest provider of integrated waste management solutions.
  • cost-effective: Located at the heart of the exhibition, the Gallery offers an easy and cost-effective marketing solution.
  • ideal: Solar panels, or in some cases small wind turbines, can be the ideal solution.
  • effective: There is no more discreet solution for a car or more effective solution for a motorcycle.

Modifies a noun

  • provider: Solutions providers will move from the business-to-business to the consumer sector.

Noun used with modifier

  • software: Discount pharmacy which dr. with dvd practical software solutions.
  • ecommerce: You'll be responsible for growing the technical offering and work on a wide range of complex content management and ecommerce solutions.
  • storage: The amazingly simple idea utilizes wasted space within a door to create a stylish storage solution.
  • security: SSE Ltd. is a leading provider of state of the art security solutions.
  • sodium: Why is the nitrobenzene washed with sodium carbonate solution?
solution Quotes

   Underall theroofs ofthis distracted City isthenodus of a drama, not untragical, crowding towards solution.

—Carlyle,Thomas

In so far as the familyas an institution turns women into darling littleslaves andmenintotheirchief providers and unweaned dependents, the problem of a satisfactory marriage remains incapable of purely private solution.

—Mills, C(harles) Wright

   It isn't that they can't see the solution. It is that they can't see the problem.

—Chesterton, G(ilbert) K(eith)

Life itself is a mystery which defies solution.

—Mortimer, SirJohn Clifford

No perfect solution is, not merely in practice, but in principle, possible in human affairs, and any determined attempt to produce it is likely to lead to suffering, disillusionment and failure.

—Berlin, Sir Isaiah

And now, what will become of us without any barbarians? Those people were a kind of solution.

—Kava¤  fis

   My only solution for the problem of habitual accidents†is to stay in bed all day. Even then, there is always the chance that you will fall out.

—Benchley, Robert Charles

My solution to the problem would be to tell them that they've got to draw in their horns, or we're going to bomb them into the Stone Age.

—LeMay, Curtis Emerson

  Iherebycommissionyouto carryout all thepreparations withregardto†atotal solutionoftheJewishquestion, in those territories of Europe that are under German influence.

—Goering, HermannWilhelm

You're either part of the solution, or you're part of the problem.

—Cleaver, Eldridge

Browse dictionary entries near solution

  1. ‹ solute
  2. ‹ solus
  3. ‹ solum
  4. ‹ soluble glass
  5. ‹ soluble
  6. ‹ solubilize
  7. ‹ solubility
  8. ‹ solstice
  9. ‹ Solothurn
  10. ‹ solon
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