high-def

adjective

ˈhī-ˈdef

variants or less commonly hi-def

: high-definition

high-def TV

high-def programming

hi-def video

high-def noun

or less commonly hi-def

watching the game in high-def

Examples of high-def in a Sentence

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This man loves a high-def camera. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 The high-def screen provides real-time video and tracks your baby’s sleep and breathing rates. — Pamela Brill, Parents, 22 May 2025 Imax with Laser is a laser projection and 12-channel sound system with high-def images and audio. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2025 Aiming to lift the glands out of sight—particularly into a too-small container—can sometimes backfire, casting them in high-def. — Jolene Edgar, Allure, 14 May 2026 The game broadcast is in 4K HDR, which sounds cool and apparently means even higher high-def. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026 Today’s draftniks have access to endless high-def broadcasts and custom compilations showing a prospect’s every snap. — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 On the ride itself, visitors will see high-def erupting volcanoes, frozen landscapes as well as wildlife including seals, sperm whales, polar bears and beluga whales, during a watery virtual plunge. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026 The 2025 Lincoln Navigator flagship gets dramatic new looks and features, including dramatic exterior lights, a new body and a high-def 48-inch instrument display stretching nearly the width of the big SUV’s dashboard. — Mark Phelan, USA Today, 8 May 2025

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1983, in the meaning defined above

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