Definition of solution
- n. - The act of separating the parts of any body, or the
condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption; breach.
- n. - The act of solving, or the state of being solved; the
disentanglement of any intricate problem or difficult question;
explanation; clearing up; -- used especially in mathematics, either of
the process of solving an equation or problem, or the result of the
process.
- n. - The state of being dissolved or disintegrated;
resolution; disintegration.
- n. - The act or process by which a body (whether solid,
liquid, or gaseous) is absorbed into a liquid, and, remaining or
becoming fluid, is diffused throughout the solvent; also, the product
reulting from such absorption.
- n. - release; deliverance; discharge.
- n. - The termination of a disease; resolution.
- n. - A crisis.
- n. - A liquid medicine or preparation (usually aqueous) in
which the solid ingredients are wholly soluble.