the formal statement of the meaning or significance of a word, phrase, idiom, etc., as found in dictionaries. An online dictionary resource, such as Dictionary.com, can give users direct, immediate access to the definitions of a term, allowing them to compare definitions from various dictionaries and stay up to date with an ever-expanding vocabulary.
1.It is a statement of the exact meaning of a word, especially in a dictionary.
an exact statement or description of the nature, scope, or meaning of something.OR.........2.The degree of distinctness in outline of an object, image, or sound, especially of an image in a photograph or on a screen. ((Definition 1)(and Definition 2))
For an example.... : our definition of what constitutes poetry. .........the definition of the picture....the capacity of an instrument or device for making images distinct in outline.
we've been pleased with the definition of this TV.