solution
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
he used a solution of peroxide and water
Types & categories
- mixture hypernym
- brine hyponym
- aqueous solution hyponym
- bleach liquor hyponym
- buffer solution hyponym
- collodion hyponym
- chlorine water hyponym
- conjugate solution hyponym
- dilution hyponym
- electrolyte hyponym
- eluate hyponym
- Fehling's solution hyponym
- formalin hyponym
- gargle hyponym
- infusion hyponym
- injectant hyponym
- isotonic solution hyponym
- liquid bleach hyponym
- sap hyponym
- solid solution hyponym
- spirits of ammonia hyponym
- Gram's solution hyponym
- toner hyponym
Related & opposite
- saltiness has domain topic
- normality has domain topic
- solubility has domain topic
- congo red has domain topic
- fluorescein has domain topic
Sense 2 noun
a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
they were trying to find a peaceful solution
Types & categories
- statement hypernym
- denouement hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a method for solving a problem
the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook
Types & categories
- method hypernym
- silver bullet hyponym
Sense 4 noun
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
Types & categories
- set hypernym
Sense 5 noun
the successful action of solving a problem
the solution took three hours
Types & categories
- success hypernym
Related & opposite
- solve derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | saltiness |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | normality |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | solubility |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | congo red |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | fluorescein |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | mixture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | brine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aqueous solution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bleach liquor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | buffer solution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | collodion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chlorine water |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conjugate solution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dilution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | electrolyte |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | eluate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Fehling's solution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | formalin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gargle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | infusion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | injectant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | isotonic solution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | liquid bleach |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | solid solution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spirits of ammonia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Gram's solution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | toner |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | solve |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | answer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | statement |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | denouement |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | method |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | silver bullet |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | set |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | solve |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | success |