high definition
Crystal clear image
High definition describes video or images with significantly more detail than standard resolution.
The term emerged as television technology improved, with HD typically meaning at least 720 or 1080 horizontal lines of pixels.
We watched the game in high definition.
The abbreviation HD appears on equipment and broadcasts: HD television, HD streaming.
By extension, high definition can describe anything with exceptional clarity or sharpness: The photo captured every detail in high definition.
Enhanced-resolution television, abbreviated
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- digitalOf discrete data
streaming · transmission · signal · channel · network · terrestrial · simulcast · over-the-air
High-resolution video standard
- 1080pVideo resolution standard
- 720p1280x720 pixel display
- pixelsDisplay's smallest points
- megapixelsUnits of image resolution
scan lines · pixel density · upscaling · downscaling · native resolution · sharpness · detail · clarity
Snappy, firm texture
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
- detailSingle small element
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
vividness · distinctness · texture · depth · realism · lifelike · visual acuity
Extended luminance technique
- framerateImages displayed per second
- aspect ratioWidth-height relationship of images
- color depthBits encoding pixel hues
- refresh rateScreen update speed measurement
contrast · luminance · bitrate · codec · compression · color grading · cinematography · footage
Emissive display technology
- LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- QLEDQuantum dot television technology
- plasmaElectrified matter state
monitor · screen · smart TV · widescreen · flat panel · curved screen · projection · panel
HDTV
Enhanced-resolution television, abbreviated
digital · streaming · transmission · signal · channel · network · terrestrial · simulcast · over-the-air · set-top box
4K
High-resolution video standard
megapixels · scan lines · pixel density · upscaling · downscaling · native resolution · sharpness · detail · clarity · image quality
crispness
Snappy, firm texture
precision · vividness · distinctness · texture · depth · realism · lifelike · visual acuity
HDR
Extended luminance technique
- framerateImages displayed per second
- aspect ratioWidth-height relationship of images
- color depthBits encoding pixel hues
refresh rate · contrast · luminance · bitrate · codec · compression · color grading · cinematography · footage · playback
OLED
Emissive display technology
plasma · monitor · screen · smart TV · widescreen · flat panel · curved screen · projection · panel · display technology
HDMI
Audio-video interface standard
optical · bandwidth · cable · adapter · input · output · interface · connector · digital audio
- graphicsvector, shapes, 3D graphics, raster, symbols
- televisionsTV, HDTV, flat screen, plasma TV, LCD TV
- resolutionresolution, determination, decision, solution, screen resolution
- AV settingsvolume, brightness, contrast, resolution, sharpness
- image qualitysharpness, clarity, detail, resolution, HD
- display modesdark mode, light mode, full screen, fullscreen, windowed
high definitionstandard definition
Commonly accepted interpretation
low resolution · 480p · low-res · 240p · analog
high definitionblurry
Indistinct, lacking definition
fuzzy · undefined · ill-defined · unclear · out of focus
high, highlight, higher, definite, highest, define, definition, defined, definitive