- (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out
- become weaker; "The sound faded out"
- cause to go into a solution; "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water"
- come to an end; "Their marriage dissolved"; "The tobacco monopoly broke up"
- disband: stop functioning or cohering as a unit; "The political wing of the party dissolved after much internal fighting"
- cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"
- In film editing, a dissolve is a gradual transition from one image to another. In film, this effect is created by controlled double exposure from frame to frame; transitioning from the end of one clip to the beginning of another.
- (Dissolution (chemistry)) Dissolution is the process by which a solid or liquid forms a solution in a solvent. In solids this can be explained as the breakdown of the crystal lattice into individual ions, atoms or molecules and their transport into the solvent. ...
- (Dissolution (law)) In law, dissolution has multiple meanings.
- (Dissolution (Sansom novel)) Dissolution is a crime novel by British author C. J. Sansom. It is Sansom's first published novel, released in 2003, and the first in the Matthew Shardlake series. ...
- A film punctuation in which there is a gradual transition from one scene to the next; To terminate a union of multiple members actively, as by disbanding; To destroy, make disappear; To liquify, melt into a fluid; To be melted, changed into a fluid; (transitive) To disintegrate chemically ...
- (dissolved) that has been disintegrated in a solvent
- (Dissolved) Corporation that has filed Articles of Dissolution or was Administratively Dissolved prior to 12/2004.
- (Dissolved) For a Maryland entity, it voluntarily ended its existence. For a foreign entity it voluntarily ended its registration.
- (Dissolved) Natural gas in solution in crude oil in the reservoir.
- (Dissolved) Termination of an annual session of the General Court (the day preceding the first Wednesday in January).
- (dissolved) The end of the legal existence of a corporation by shareholder vote, acquisition, or order of a state attorney general.
- (dissolution) The bringing to an end of a Parliament, either at the conclusion of its five-year term or by proclamation of the President. It is followed by a general election.
- (Dissolution) When a partnership firm ceases operations and its assets are disposed of.
- (Dissolution) A process that legally breaks up a company that no longer wishes to trade. In order to start the dissolution process the company must have ceased trading for 3 months.
- (Dissolution) Failure of an adoption after finalization, through a decision of the adoptive parents or the courts. The child leaves the adoptive home and returns to foster care or goes to another adoptive parent. Also, "failed adoption".
- (DISSOLUTION) the legal end of a marriage.
- (Dissolution) The House of Assembly is dissolved by the Lieutenant Governor at the request of the Premier. Dissolution ends the current session and Assembly and results in a general election.
- (Dissolution) The legal termination of a civil partnership. The equivalent for married couples is “divorce”.
- (Dissolution) The winding up of a company by way of compulsory liquidation or voluntary liquidation.