Found 3 items, similar to dissolution.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: dissolution
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: dissolution
dissolution
n 1: the process of going into solution;
“the dissolving of salt
in water” [syn:
dissolving]
2: separation into component parts [syn:
disintegration]
3: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure [syn:
profligacy,
dissipation,
licentiousness]
4: the termination of a meeting [syn:
adjournment]
5: the termination of a relationship [syn:
breakup]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Dissolution
Dissolution
\Dis`so*lu"tion\, n. [OE. dissolucioun
dissoluteness, F. dissolution, fr. L. dissolutio, fr.
dissolvere. See
Dissolve.]
1. The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into
component parts; separation.
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Dissolutions of ancient amities. --Shak.
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2. Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or
moisture; liquefaction; melting.
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3. Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition;
resolution.
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The dissolution of the compound. --South.
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4. The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions;
the breaking up of a partnership.
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Dissolution is the civil death of Parliament.
--Blackstone.
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5. The extinction of life in the human body; separation of
the soul from the body; death.
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We expected
Immediate dissolution. --Milton.
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6. The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing
liquefaction.
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A man of continual dissolution and thaw. --Shak.
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7. The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution.
--Bacon.
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8. Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts;
ruin.
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To make a present dissolution of the world.
--Hooker.
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9. Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness. [Obs. or
R.] --Atterbury.
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