high-definition
adjective
high-def·i·ni·tion
ˈhī-ˌde-fə-ˈni-shən 
: being or relating to an often digital television system that has either 720 or 1080 scan lines per frame and a wide-screen format
high definition
noun
a program broadcast in high definition
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These systems, mounted on school buses, use high-definition cameras to detect vehicles that illegally pass when the school bus is stopped and displaying stop signals.
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Buspatrol - A Mission-Driven Organization, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
That’s a total capacity of 32TB across all four bays, which should be large enough for even the most demanding projects, such as ultra-high-definition video, large-scale game models or extensive data files.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Project Green Light, the city's high-definition camera network at more than 1,000 businesses, has been credited with helping nearly eliminate robberies and carjackings on those premises.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Until someone produces high-definition videos of flying saucers and little green men, the evidence might not be extraordinary enough to demand such extraordinary explanations.
—Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
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Buspatrol - A Mission-Driven Organization, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
That’s a total capacity of 32TB across all four bays, which should be large enough for even the most demanding projects, such as ultra-high-definition video, large-scale game models or extensive data files.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Project Green Light, the city's high-definition camera network at more than 1,000 businesses, has been credited with helping nearly eliminate robberies and carjackings on those premises.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Until someone produces high-definition videos of flying saucers and little green men, the evidence might not be extraordinary enough to demand such extraordinary explanations.
—Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high-definition
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“High-definition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-definition. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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