Definition of dissolve in English:

dissolve

verb dɪˈzɒlvdəˈzɑlv

1(with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.
no object glucose dissolves easily in water
with object dissolve a stock cube in a pint of hot water
Example sentencesExamples
- A neutral charged creatine remains, which can dissolve more completely in water.
- You can taste good yoghurt through the strawberry, although the fruit dissolves on the tongue.
- He popped it into his mouth and let it dissolve on his tongue.
- It dissolves rather easily and forms Ca + + and SO4 = ions in the soil solution.
- And living underwater, they are most sensitive to molecules that dissolve easily in water and can thus be swept into their nasal cavities.
- It is a fast-working, fog-free, stain-free agent that dissolves easily in cold water, keeps extremely well and produces negatives of very high acutance.
- Fine grain sugars are best because they dissolve easily and are distributed evenly, during the mixing and kneading process, evenly browning the dough in the oven.
- When you notice that the fine particles remain, as slurry on the bottom, and no amount of agitation will get them to dissolve, the solution is now saturated.
- The monasteries were to disappear like sugar dissolves in hot liquid.
- Jelly sweets made with this ingredient do not dissolve easily and can result in the sweets becoming stuck in a child's throat.
- As it dissolved on my tongue, I found new inspiration.
- They dissolve more easily in, for example, sodium dodecyl sulfate or ethanol.
- Poison gas, dissolving slowly in the water, is able to pollute vast areas and get into food chains.
- Whatever cleaner you decide to use, give the product or solution time to dissolve and degrease shower walls.
- The jelly can contain a gelling agent which does not easily dissolve and can result in the sweet becoming stuck in a child's throat.
- Sugar dissolves easily in water; oil does not.
- I began to try and vainly struggle, tears running down my cheeks and leaving a black trail like discoloured blood as my eyeliner dissolved with the salty solution.
- Finally, whey protein dissolves easily in water, making it convenient for a protein drink when you're on the go.
- Either way, you must warm the solution until the curds dissolve.
Synonyms
go into solution, become a solution, break down
liquefy, melt, deliquesce
disintegrate, diffuse
technical solvate
1. 1.1no object Disappear.
  my courage dissolved
  Example sentencesExamples
  When this attitude, which maintains duality, is allowed to not be formed, to disappear, to dissolve, to vanish - what is left?
  But his trail of thoughts quickly dissolved as he spotted the disappearing red spots on her neck.
  And then we dissolved back into the crowd, as if we'd never been there, which we might as well not have been.
  But these settlements eventually dissolved and disappeared.
  Lies were dissolving - even his own had disappeared.
  He had a kind face full of laughter and merriment, but when on his wrong side the merriment subsided and the laughter dissolved until only a slight semblance of his true self was seen.
  But the tableau dissolved and the moment passed.
  However, the demonstrators appeared satisfied with the mayor's decision to have the booth removed and the crowd eventually dissolved.
  Liszt felt a part of him crumble and dissolve, and he suddenly felt empty.
  The boundaries between the play and the audience dissolved further when a woman in the crowd began sobbing and flailing her arms.
  With no coalition partner, the Society dissolved as France fell into radicalism.
  The agreement dissolved so easily because both sides had their own interpretations of vague elements, distorting their intended meaning.
  They drifted into hostility towards the Tory leader Sir Robert Peel, and dissolved with his fall in 1846.
  Only this system was dissolving now that Peter was sleeping less and waking earlier, and the days and nights seem to run together into one long, dark passage of time- and Peter had picked up a lot of information.
  Long, graceful fingers were still entangled in his hair, massaging the base of his neck tenderly, and Ikeda's worries dissolved, his fears fading.
  Imaginary rashes disappeared, ear infections dissolved, and all manner of fictitious itches, maladies and debilitating viruses were vanquished.
  Without being free of thought, without the thinking having dissolved, vanished, disappeared, there is no way to be liberated or enlightened.
  Indeed, I'm sure Brenton would love to say that his case dissolved with the death - or disappearance - of Dino, the kidnapper.
  He is frightened, but seeing the picture of the duchess, Maria Pagés, his worry dissolves as he falls in love with her beauty.
  Two particular universal rights rapidly dissolving in the New Orleans Superdome were racial and sexual equality.
  Synonyms
  disappear, vanish, melt away, evaporate, disperse, dissipate, disintegrate
  dwindle, fade (away), fall away, subside, ebb, wane, peter out, fizzle out, crumble, decompose, wilt, wither
  perish, die, be destroyed, cease to exist, come to an end, pass away, evanesce
2. 1.2dissolve into/inno object Subside uncontrollably into (an expression of strong feelings)
  she suddenly dissolved into floods of tears
  Example sentencesExamples
  My colleague and I looked at each other and then dissolved into helpless laughter.
  I simply dissolved back into laughter and he did the same.
  The tributes were so effusive that Speaker Martin had to order a halt before the House dissolved in tears.
  We have nice, reasonable expectations and they say "No!" or they simply dissolve into tears.
  To Robert's shock Thomas dissolved into violent sobs, his body jolting and shaking.
  His usual good humored expression had dissolved into one of annoyance and displeasure.
  I told Bud about it when I did get home this evening and he dissolved in chuckles.
  The audience of hardbitten journalists dissolved in laughter.
  Taxpayers can start to dissolve in tears, also.
  Kate dissolved into giggles as she tucked the slightly soggy Kleenex into her own pocket.
  She added a wry smile as three slightly confused expressions dissolved quickly into delighted laughter.
  She seemed to dissolve into hysterical fits of laughter when she looked at me.
  "Yes, " she managed to choke out before dissolving into giggles.
  Her laugh sounded strained and quickly dissolved into tears.
  Scott's puzzled expression dissolved into an annoyed one.
  Abby stood up and started to read a poem that my Nan had written but after two lines she dissolved in tears and my sister went up and rescued her.
  She gave him a false smile and dissolved into a bout of strong tears, overwhelmed with emotion of such change that had taken place and yearning for her real home, the home she belonged in.
  I can't watch it without dissolving in laughter.
  What a sight it was and the assembled company dissolved into fits of laughter.
  Synonyms
  burst into, break into, collapse into, break down into
  be overcome with
  informal crack up
3. 1.3dissolve into/tono object (of an image or scene in a film) change gradually to (another)
  the scene dissolves into a series of shots of the Morgan family
  Example sentencesExamples
  Similarly, a shot of Overbeck raising her hands after a goal-saving play dissolves to an image of her holding her child.
  From the moment J.B. and Constance first move together to kiss, and Hitchcock dissolves to a hall of opening doors, we enter a surreal world that might be only safely explored as a dream.
  The poem begins in medium range… Then the scene dissolves to a North African desert where the truncated legs of a statue, brutal and totemic, loom up at center screen.
  This is followed by a slow pan across a stretch of blank wall, dissolving to a shot of Alexandra in the shower; but before we see this we can already hear the sound of running water, mixed with her weeping.
  The scene dissolves to a private library where a calendar reads ‘June 2045.’
  I could have taken the last shot of Preminger's film and started after dissolving to the title, ‘Three Years Later.’
  As the editor narrates his story, the image slowly dissolves into the scene he's talking about involving ‘Officer Kockenlocker.’
  Then he dissolves to an almost identical angle, again of himself in profile, carrying the lines he is speaking over the dissolve in mid-sentence to indicate temporal continuity.
  The scene dissolves to her riding her horse in reality, lost in the speed and the feeling of total communication with an animal of another species.
  Soon the chorus joins in, silhouetted row above row in glowing orange ovals behind a black backdrop before the whole thing dissolves to a street scene.
2with object Close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body)
the National Assembly was dissolved after a coup
Example sentencesExamples
- Since then it has dissolved the assembly and imposed direct rule.
- He is a constitutional monarch with the power to dissolve the legislative assembly, which is known as the Fono.
- After the meeting was dissolved, some councillors and members of the Feds Executive remained to discuss several issues.
- De Gaulle decided to keep on his prime minister and dissolved the Assembly instead.
- These include the capacity to block legislation, sack governments, dissolve parliament, assume executive power and take control of the armed forces.
- The cabinet would also resign, and a junta led by an unnamed general would dissolve the congress.
- He also claimed that because a president does not have the right to dissolve the Assembly, the government is driven into a corner and the administration is not properly managed.
- It is not at all democratic to dissolve an elected assembly before its time has expired.
- It is widely agreed that the monarch must generally agree to a request from the Prime Minister to dissolve Parliament.
- Nkrumah and all his ministers were dismissed, the CPP and National Assembly were dissolved, and the constitution was suspended.
- Under the 1997 Constitution, Iloilo, as President, can dissolve the elected parliament and call new elections.
- Since the state assembly was dissolved, the Modi government has been systematically delisting camps and cutting down on supplies to them.
- There are reports that government plans to dissolve the assembly and wants to hold polls shortly.
- A state assembly being dissolved is big news, sure.
- The President has dissolved the Assembly and appealed to the people and the army; he establishes universal suffrage, and has arrested his political opponents.
- The president was empowered to appoint ministers and dissolve the assembly, holding a monopoly of executive power.
- The response of MacMahon's government of ‘moral Order’ was to counter-attack by dissolving the Assembly and unleashing a punitive purge of local officials and associations.
- Subsequently, the president dissolves Congress and imposes martial law on the country.
- After the party prevented Deuba from seeking the extension to the emergency in parliament, Deuba dissolved the assembly for elections two years ahead of schedule.
- Khamenei reacted with the barely disguised threat to dissolve parliament or dismiss the government.
Synonyms
disband, disestablish, dismiss
bring to an end, end, terminate, finish, cease, conclude, discontinue, break up, split up, close down, wind up/down, suspend
prorogue, adjourn
scrap, abolish, do away with, get rid of
1. 2.1 Annul or end (a partnership or marriage)
  their marriage has been dissolved
  Example sentencesExamples
  He and his brother fell out when their farm partnership was dissolved.
  The partnership was dissolved by 1905, and Barnsley withdrew from the workshop.
  Generally, church courts do not dissolve marriages, but annul them by declaring that no genuine marriage took place.
  Limiting a career during marriage, for example, was not the basis for adequate compensation if the marriage was dissolved.
  In 1433, John's wife Alice Russell took him to court claiming he was impotent and demanding the marriage be dissolved.
  In August 1864 the judge ordered, among other things, that the partnership be dissolved.
  In July 1734 Heidegger dissolved the partnership and handed over the lease of the King's Theatre to the Opera of the Nobility.
  I told him I was dissolving the partnership, then I was made bankrupt.
  As soon as a husband dissolved his marriage, he had to settle all financial obligations towards his former wife.
  The marriage is dissolved if it existed, but has come to an end - ‘irretrievable breakdown of marriage’.
  Under this form of divorce, the woman can dissolve the marriage in the privacy of the home without going to court.
  Their marriage was dissolved after less than a year.
  If a marriage is dissolved, the reduced investment in a career is potentially only costly to the spouse emphasizing housework.
  Through Ezra's efforts, these mixed marriages are dissolved.
  She also dissolved her marriage with Buck, never a satisfying relationship, and returned to America.
  In 1974, The Beatles legally dissolved their partnership.
  So we got the whole thing annulled, dissolving the marriage as if it never took place.
  But divorce is still not easy when one spouse objects to dissolving the marriage.
  Secondly, with respect to married people, if the marriage was dissolved by divorce after the will was witnessed, the will is void.
  There will be a mechanism for dissolving partnerships, similar to divorce for married couples and it will oblige provision to be made for the maintenance of a partner's children should the partnership be dissolved.
  Synonyms
  disperse, disband, break up, split up, separate, scatter, go their separate ways, go in different directions, disjoin
  annul, nullify, void
  cancel, invalidate, overturn, repeal, rescind, revoke
  divorce

noundɪˈzɒlvdəˈzɑlv

An act or instance of moving gradually from one image or scene in a film to another.
the alternatives to a cut are fades or dissolves
Example sentencesExamples
- This makes for a natural dissolve to the internal workings of the company and, specifically, the Colet boardroom, in which Madame Colet is meeting with her governing board.
- What starts out as another dissolve to a long shot - that of a man walking toward the camera - stops midway.
- He uses split screens, dissolves and transitions to capture the action in the water.
- Reel-change markers have been removed, and scene transitions and dissolves are mostly smooth.
- The camera tilts up towards the roof as snows falls, its gradual whiteness merging into a dissolve to an image of a white screen, which lingers on-screen for a moment before we are cued by the music that the film is over.
- We see how helicopters were used, how scenes were composed, and the before-and-after dissolves of scenes.
- As we watch the bloody water circle down the drain, Hitchcock makes the famous dissolve to Marion's eye.
- What works worst is using the technique as a clunky dissolve to segue between scenes.
- Opticals can be used for style (as in Star Wars to mimic the 50's matinee episode nature of the narrative) or for effect - using dissolves to show the passage of time.
- Obviously the faster the processor the better (to allow transitions such as dissolves to be built quickly).

Derivatives

dissolvable

adjectivedɪˈzɒlvəb(ə)ldəˈzɑlvəb(ə)l

If dissolvable stitches have been used, they will disappear 7-10 days after the operation.
Example sentencesExamples
- Guidelines for selecting a supplement were provided including the importance of selecting a dissolvable supplement.
- Once home, the entire package goes right in the wash, thanks to a packaging material composed of dissolvable cornstarch and a small amount of detergent.
- These are available as tablets, injections, nasal sprays or dissolvable wafers.
- I would have been spared that habit if we'd had dissolvable chewing gum.

Origin

Late Middle English (also in the sense 'break down into component parts'): from Latin dissolvere, from dis- 'apart' + solvere 'loosen or solve'.

Definition of dissolve in US English:

dissolve

verbdəˈzälvdəˈzɑlv

1(with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.
no object glucose dissolves easily in water
with object dissolve a bouillon cube in a pint of hot water
Example sentencesExamples
- They dissolve more easily in, for example, sodium dodecyl sulfate or ethanol.
- The jelly can contain a gelling agent which does not easily dissolve and can result in the sweet becoming stuck in a child's throat.
- You can taste good yoghurt through the strawberry, although the fruit dissolves on the tongue.
- Either way, you must warm the solution until the curds dissolve.
- When you notice that the fine particles remain, as slurry on the bottom, and no amount of agitation will get them to dissolve, the solution is now saturated.
- The monasteries were to disappear like sugar dissolves in hot liquid.
- Sugar dissolves easily in water; oil does not.
- It is a fast-working, fog-free, stain-free agent that dissolves easily in cold water, keeps extremely well and produces negatives of very high acutance.
- Poison gas, dissolving slowly in the water, is able to pollute vast areas and get into food chains.
- Whatever cleaner you decide to use, give the product or solution time to dissolve and degrease shower walls.
- And living underwater, they are most sensitive to molecules that dissolve easily in water and can thus be swept into their nasal cavities.
- He popped it into his mouth and let it dissolve on his tongue.
- Jelly sweets made with this ingredient do not dissolve easily and can result in the sweets becoming stuck in a child's throat.
- Finally, whey protein dissolves easily in water, making it convenient for a protein drink when you're on the go.
- As it dissolved on my tongue, I found new inspiration.
- It dissolves rather easily and forms Ca + + and SO4 = ions in the soil solution.
- Fine grain sugars are best because they dissolve easily and are distributed evenly, during the mixing and kneading process, evenly browning the dough in the oven.
- I began to try and vainly struggle, tears running down my cheeks and leaving a black trail like discoloured blood as my eyeliner dissolved with the salty solution.
- A neutral charged creatine remains, which can dissolve more completely in water.
Synonyms
go into solution, become a solution, break down
1. 1.1no object (of something abstract, especially a feeling) disappear.
  my courage dissolved
  Example sentencesExamples
  The agreement dissolved so easily because both sides had their own interpretations of vague elements, distorting their intended meaning.
  With no coalition partner, the Society dissolved as France fell into radicalism.
  Two particular universal rights rapidly dissolving in the New Orleans Superdome were racial and sexual equality.
  Lies were dissolving - even his own had disappeared.
  And then we dissolved back into the crowd, as if we'd never been there, which we might as well not have been.
  The boundaries between the play and the audience dissolved further when a woman in the crowd began sobbing and flailing her arms.
  Indeed, I'm sure Brenton would love to say that his case dissolved with the death - or disappearance - of Dino, the kidnapper.
  Long, graceful fingers were still entangled in his hair, massaging the base of his neck tenderly, and Ikeda's worries dissolved, his fears fading.
  Imaginary rashes disappeared, ear infections dissolved, and all manner of fictitious itches, maladies and debilitating viruses were vanquished.
  He had a kind face full of laughter and merriment, but when on his wrong side the merriment subsided and the laughter dissolved until only a slight semblance of his true self was seen.
  They drifted into hostility towards the Tory leader Sir Robert Peel, and dissolved with his fall in 1846.
  However, the demonstrators appeared satisfied with the mayor's decision to have the booth removed and the crowd eventually dissolved.
  Without being free of thought, without the thinking having dissolved, vanished, disappeared, there is no way to be liberated or enlightened.
  Liszt felt a part of him crumble and dissolve, and he suddenly felt empty.
  Only this system was dissolving now that Peter was sleeping less and waking earlier, and the days and nights seem to run together into one long, dark passage of time- and Peter had picked up a lot of information.
  When this attitude, which maintains duality, is allowed to not be formed, to disappear, to dissolve, to vanish - what is left?
  But these settlements eventually dissolved and disappeared.
  But his trail of thoughts quickly dissolved as he spotted the disappearing red spots on her neck.
  But the tableau dissolved and the moment passed.
  He is frightened, but seeing the picture of the duchess, Maria Pagés, his worry dissolves as he falls in love with her beauty.
  Synonyms
  disappear, vanish, melt away, evaporate, disperse, dissipate, disintegrate
2. 1.2no object Subside uncontrollably into (an expression of strong feelings)
  she suddenly dissolved into floods of tears
  Example sentencesExamples
  She gave him a false smile and dissolved into a bout of strong tears, overwhelmed with emotion of such change that had taken place and yearning for her real home, the home she belonged in.
  The audience of hardbitten journalists dissolved in laughter.
  I simply dissolved back into laughter and he did the same.
  Kate dissolved into giggles as she tucked the slightly soggy Kleenex into her own pocket.
  Her laugh sounded strained and quickly dissolved into tears.
  I told Bud about it when I did get home this evening and he dissolved in chuckles.
  She seemed to dissolve into hysterical fits of laughter when she looked at me.
  The tributes were so effusive that Speaker Martin had to order a halt before the House dissolved in tears.
  We have nice, reasonable expectations and they say "No!" or they simply dissolve into tears.
  Scott's puzzled expression dissolved into an annoyed one.
  Abby stood up and started to read a poem that my Nan had written but after two lines she dissolved in tears and my sister went up and rescued her.
  Taxpayers can start to dissolve in tears, also.
  What a sight it was and the assembled company dissolved into fits of laughter.
  His usual good humored expression had dissolved into one of annoyance and displeasure.
  To Robert's shock Thomas dissolved into violent sobs, his body jolting and shaking.
  I can't watch it without dissolving in laughter.
  My colleague and I looked at each other and then dissolved into helpless laughter.
  "Yes, " she managed to choke out before dissolving into giggles.
  She added a wry smile as three slightly confused expressions dissolved quickly into delighted laughter.
  Synonyms
  burst into, break into, collapse into, break down into
3. 1.3no object (in a movie) change gradually to (a different scene or picture)
  dissolve to side view, looking down the street
  Example sentencesExamples
  I could have taken the last shot of Preminger's film and started after dissolving to the title, ‘Three Years Later.’
  Then he dissolves to an almost identical angle, again of himself in profile, carrying the lines he is speaking over the dissolve in mid-sentence to indicate temporal continuity.
  Soon the chorus joins in, silhouetted row above row in glowing orange ovals behind a black backdrop before the whole thing dissolves to a street scene.
  This is followed by a slow pan across a stretch of blank wall, dissolving to a shot of Alexandra in the shower; but before we see this we can already hear the sound of running water, mixed with her weeping.
  The scene dissolves to a private library where a calendar reads ‘June 2045.’
  Similarly, a shot of Overbeck raising her hands after a goal-saving play dissolves to an image of her holding her child.
  The poem begins in medium range… Then the scene dissolves to a North African desert where the truncated legs of a statue, brutal and totemic, loom up at center screen.
  The scene dissolves to her riding her horse in reality, lost in the speed and the feeling of total communication with an animal of another species.
  As the editor narrates his story, the image slowly dissolves into the scene he's talking about involving ‘Officer Kockenlocker.’
  From the moment J.B. and Constance first move together to kiss, and Hitchcock dissolves to a hall of opening doors, we enter a surreal world that might be only safely explored as a dream.
2with object Close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body)
the country's president can dissolve parliament under certain circumstances
Example sentencesExamples
- De Gaulle decided to keep on his prime minister and dissolved the Assembly instead.
- It is widely agreed that the monarch must generally agree to a request from the Prime Minister to dissolve Parliament.
- Khamenei reacted with the barely disguised threat to dissolve parliament or dismiss the government.
- Subsequently, the president dissolves Congress and imposes martial law on the country.
- The response of MacMahon's government of ‘moral Order’ was to counter-attack by dissolving the Assembly and unleashing a punitive purge of local officials and associations.
- After the party prevented Deuba from seeking the extension to the emergency in parliament, Deuba dissolved the assembly for elections two years ahead of schedule.
- He is a constitutional monarch with the power to dissolve the legislative assembly, which is known as the Fono.
- Under the 1997 Constitution, Iloilo, as President, can dissolve the elected parliament and call new elections.
- A state assembly being dissolved is big news, sure.
- These include the capacity to block legislation, sack governments, dissolve parliament, assume executive power and take control of the armed forces.
- Since the state assembly was dissolved, the Modi government has been systematically delisting camps and cutting down on supplies to them.
- He also claimed that because a president does not have the right to dissolve the Assembly, the government is driven into a corner and the administration is not properly managed.
- There are reports that government plans to dissolve the assembly and wants to hold polls shortly.
- After the meeting was dissolved, some councillors and members of the Feds Executive remained to discuss several issues.
- Since then it has dissolved the assembly and imposed direct rule.
- The cabinet would also resign, and a junta led by an unnamed general would dissolve the congress.
- Nkrumah and all his ministers were dismissed, the CPP and National Assembly were dissolved, and the constitution was suspended.
- It is not at all democratic to dissolve an elected assembly before its time has expired.
- The President has dissolved the Assembly and appealed to the people and the army; he establishes universal suffrage, and has arrested his political opponents.
- The president was empowered to appoint ministers and dissolve the assembly, holding a monopoly of executive power.
Synonyms
disband, disestablish, dismiss
1. 2.1 Annul or put an end to (a partnership or marriage)
  it only takes 28 days to dissolve a domestic partnership
  Example sentencesExamples
  If a marriage is dissolved, the reduced investment in a career is potentially only costly to the spouse emphasizing housework.
  He and his brother fell out when their farm partnership was dissolved.
  As soon as a husband dissolved his marriage, he had to settle all financial obligations towards his former wife.
  Generally, church courts do not dissolve marriages, but annul them by declaring that no genuine marriage took place.
  Under this form of divorce, the woman can dissolve the marriage in the privacy of the home without going to court.
  Secondly, with respect to married people, if the marriage was dissolved by divorce after the will was witnessed, the will is void.
  In 1974, The Beatles legally dissolved their partnership.
  In August 1864 the judge ordered, among other things, that the partnership be dissolved.
  She also dissolved her marriage with Buck, never a satisfying relationship, and returned to America.
  But divorce is still not easy when one spouse objects to dissolving the marriage.
  The partnership was dissolved by 1905, and Barnsley withdrew from the workshop.
  I told him I was dissolving the partnership, then I was made bankrupt.
  So we got the whole thing annulled, dissolving the marriage as if it never took place.
  Limiting a career during marriage, for example, was not the basis for adequate compensation if the marriage was dissolved.
  There will be a mechanism for dissolving partnerships, similar to divorce for married couples and it will oblige provision to be made for the maintenance of a partner's children should the partnership be dissolved.
  Their marriage was dissolved after less than a year.
  Through Ezra's efforts, these mixed marriages are dissolved.
  In 1433, John's wife Alice Russell took him to court claiming he was impotent and demanding the marriage be dissolved.
  In July 1734 Heidegger dissolved the partnership and handed over the lease of the King's Theatre to the Opera of the Nobility.
  The marriage is dissolved if it existed, but has come to an end - ‘irretrievable breakdown of marriage’.
  Synonyms
  disperse, disband, break up, split up, separate, scatter, go their separate ways, go in different directions, disjoin
  annul, nullify, void

noundəˈzälvdəˈzɑlv

(in a movie) an act or instance of moving gradually from one picture to another.
Example sentencesExamples
- The camera tilts up towards the roof as snows falls, its gradual whiteness merging into a dissolve to an image of a white screen, which lingers on-screen for a moment before we are cued by the music that the film is over.
- Reel-change markers have been removed, and scene transitions and dissolves are mostly smooth.
- We see how helicopters were used, how scenes were composed, and the before-and-after dissolves of scenes.
- What works worst is using the technique as a clunky dissolve to segue between scenes.
- As we watch the bloody water circle down the drain, Hitchcock makes the famous dissolve to Marion's eye.
- He uses split screens, dissolves and transitions to capture the action in the water.
- What starts out as another dissolve to a long shot - that of a man walking toward the camera - stops midway.
- Opticals can be used for style (as in Star Wars to mimic the 50's matinee episode nature of the narrative) or for effect - using dissolves to show the passage of time.
- Obviously the faster the processor the better (to allow transitions such as dissolves to be built quickly).
- This makes for a natural dissolve to the internal workings of the company and, specifically, the Colet boardroom, in which Madame Colet is meeting with her governing board.

Origin

Late Middle English (also in the sense ‘break down into component parts’): from Latin dissolvere, from dis- ‘apart’ + solvere ‘loosen or solve’.

单词	dissolve
释义	Definition of dissolve in English: dissolve verb dɪˈzɒlvdəˈzɑlv 1(with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution. no object glucose dissolves easily in water with object dissolve a stock cube in a pint of hot water Example sentencesExamples A neutral charged creatine remains, which can dissolve more completely in water. You can taste good yoghurt through the strawberry, although the fruit dissolves on the tongue. He popped it into his mouth and let it dissolve on his tongue. It dissolves rather easily and forms Ca + + and SO4 = ions in the soil solution. And living underwater, they are most sensitive to molecules that dissolve easily in water and can thus be swept into their nasal cavities. It is a fast-working, fog-free, stain-free agent that dissolves easily in cold water, keeps extremely well and produces negatives of very high acutance. Fine grain sugars are best because they dissolve easily and are distributed evenly, during the mixing and kneading process, evenly browning the dough in the oven. When you notice that the fine particles remain, as slurry on the bottom, and no amount of agitation will get them to dissolve, the solution is now saturated. The monasteries were to disappear like sugar dissolves in hot liquid. Jelly sweets made with this ingredient do not dissolve easily and can result in the sweets becoming stuck in a child's throat. As it dissolved on my tongue, I found new inspiration. They dissolve more easily in, for example, sodium dodecyl sulfate or ethanol. Poison gas, dissolving slowly in the water, is able to pollute vast areas and get into food chains. Whatever cleaner you decide to use, give the product or solution time to dissolve and degrease shower walls. The jelly can contain a gelling agent which does not easily dissolve and can result in the sweet becoming stuck in a child's throat. Sugar dissolves easily in water; oil does not. I began to try and vainly struggle, tears running down my cheeks and leaving a black trail like discoloured blood as my eyeliner dissolved with the salty solution. Finally, whey protein dissolves easily in water, making it convenient for a protein drink when you're on the go. Either way, you must warm the solution until the curds dissolve. Synonyms go into solution, become a solution, break down liquefy, melt, deliquesce disintegrate, diffuse technical solvate 1.1no object Disappear. my courage dissolved Example sentencesExamples When this attitude, which maintains duality, is allowed to not be formed, to disappear, to dissolve, to vanish - what is left? But his trail of thoughts quickly dissolved as he spotted the disappearing red spots on her neck. And then we dissolved back into the crowd, as if we'd never been there, which we might as well not have been. But these settlements eventually dissolved and disappeared. Lies were dissolving - even his own had disappeared. He had a kind face full of laughter and merriment, but when on his wrong side the merriment subsided and the laughter dissolved until only a slight semblance of his true self was seen. But the tableau dissolved and the moment passed. However, the demonstrators appeared satisfied with the mayor's decision to have the booth removed and the crowd eventually dissolved. Liszt felt a part of him crumble and dissolve, and he suddenly felt empty. The boundaries between the play and the audience dissolved further when a woman in the crowd began sobbing and flailing her arms. With no coalition partner, the Society dissolved as France fell into radicalism. The agreement dissolved so easily because both sides had their own interpretations of vague elements, distorting their intended meaning. They drifted into hostility towards the Tory leader Sir Robert Peel, and dissolved with his fall in 1846. Only this system was dissolving now that Peter was sleeping less and waking earlier, and the days and nights seem to run together into one long, dark passage of time- and Peter had picked up a lot of information. Long, graceful fingers were still entangled in his hair, massaging the base of his neck tenderly, and Ikeda's worries dissolved, his fears fading. Imaginary rashes disappeared, ear infections dissolved, and all manner of fictitious itches, maladies and debilitating viruses were vanquished. Without being free of thought, without the thinking having dissolved, vanished, disappeared, there is no way to be liberated or enlightened. Indeed, I'm sure Brenton would love to say that his case dissolved with the death - or disappearance - of Dino, the kidnapper. He is frightened, but seeing the picture of the duchess, Maria Pagés, his worry dissolves as he falls in love with her beauty. Two particular universal rights rapidly dissolving in the New Orleans Superdome were racial and sexual equality. Synonyms disappear, vanish, melt away, evaporate, disperse, dissipate, disintegrate dwindle, fade (away), fall away, subside, ebb, wane, peter out, fizzle out, crumble, decompose, wilt, wither perish, die, be destroyed, cease to exist, come to an end, pass away, evanesce 1.2dissolve into/inno object Subside uncontrollably into (an expression of strong feelings) she suddenly dissolved into floods of tears Example sentencesExamples My colleague and I looked at each other and then dissolved into helpless laughter. I simply dissolved back into laughter and he did the same. The tributes were so effusive that Speaker Martin had to order a halt before the House dissolved in tears. We have nice, reasonable expectations and they say "No!" or they simply dissolve into tears. To Robert's shock Thomas dissolved into violent sobs, his body jolting and shaking. His usual good humored expression had dissolved into one of annoyance and displeasure. I told Bud about it when I did get home this evening and he dissolved in chuckles. The audience of hardbitten journalists dissolved in laughter. Taxpayers can start to dissolve in tears, also. Kate dissolved into giggles as she tucked the slightly soggy Kleenex into her own pocket. She added a wry smile as three slightly confused expressions dissolved quickly into delighted laughter. She seemed to dissolve into hysterical fits of laughter when she looked at me. "Yes, " she managed to choke out before dissolving into giggles. Her laugh sounded strained and quickly dissolved into tears. Scott's puzzled expression dissolved into an annoyed one. Abby stood up and started to read a poem that my Nan had written but after two lines she dissolved in tears and my sister went up and rescued her. She gave him a false smile and dissolved into a bout of strong tears, overwhelmed with emotion of such change that had taken place and yearning for her real home, the home she belonged in. I can't watch it without dissolving in laughter. What a sight it was and the assembled company dissolved into fits of laughter. Synonyms burst into, break into, collapse into, break down into be overcome with informal crack up 1.3dissolve into/tono object (of an image or scene in a film) change gradually to (another) the scene dissolves into a series of shots of the Morgan family Example sentencesExamples Similarly, a shot of Overbeck raising her hands after a goal-saving play dissolves to an image of her holding her child. From the moment J.B. and Constance first move together to kiss, and Hitchcock dissolves to a hall of opening doors, we enter a surreal world that might be only safely explored as a dream. The poem begins in medium range… Then the scene dissolves to a North African desert where the truncated legs of a statue, brutal and totemic, loom up at center screen. This is followed by a slow pan across a stretch of blank wall, dissolving to a shot of Alexandra in the shower; but before we see this we can already hear the sound of running water, mixed with her weeping. The scene dissolves to a private library where a calendar reads ‘June 2045.’ I could have taken the last shot of Preminger's film and started after dissolving to the title, ‘Three Years Later.’ As the editor narrates his story, the image slowly dissolves into the scene he's talking about involving ‘Officer Kockenlocker.’ Then he dissolves to an almost identical angle, again of himself in profile, carrying the lines he is speaking over the dissolve in mid-sentence to indicate temporal continuity. The scene dissolves to her riding her horse in reality, lost in the speed and the feeling of total communication with an animal of another species. Soon the chorus joins in, silhouetted row above row in glowing orange ovals behind a black backdrop before the whole thing dissolves to a street scene. 2with object Close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body) the National Assembly was dissolved after a coup Example sentencesExamples Since then it has dissolved the assembly and imposed direct rule. He is a constitutional monarch with the power to dissolve the legislative assembly, which is known as the Fono. After the meeting was dissolved, some councillors and members of the Feds Executive remained to discuss several issues. De Gaulle decided to keep on his prime minister and dissolved the Assembly instead. These include the capacity to block legislation, sack governments, dissolve parliament, assume executive power and take control of the armed forces. The cabinet would also resign, and a junta led by an unnamed general would dissolve the congress. He also claimed that because a president does not have the right to dissolve the Assembly, the government is driven into a corner and the administration is not properly managed. It is not at all democratic to dissolve an elected assembly before its time has expired. It is widely agreed that the monarch must generally agree to a request from the Prime Minister to dissolve Parliament. Nkrumah and all his ministers were dismissed, the CPP and National Assembly were dissolved, and the constitution was suspended. Under the 1997 Constitution, Iloilo, as President, can dissolve the elected parliament and call new elections. Since the state assembly was dissolved, the Modi government has been systematically delisting camps and cutting down on supplies to them. There are reports that government plans to dissolve the assembly and wants to hold polls shortly. A state assembly being dissolved is big news, sure. The President has dissolved the Assembly and appealed to the people and the army; he establishes universal suffrage, and has arrested his political opponents. The president was empowered to appoint ministers and dissolve the assembly, holding a monopoly of executive power. The response of MacMahon's government of ‘moral Order’ was to counter-attack by dissolving the Assembly and unleashing a punitive purge of local officials and associations. Subsequently, the president dissolves Congress and imposes martial law on the country. After the party prevented Deuba from seeking the extension to the emergency in parliament, Deuba dissolved the assembly for elections two years ahead of schedule. Khamenei reacted with the barely disguised threat to dissolve parliament or dismiss the government. Synonyms disband, disestablish, dismiss bring to an end, end, terminate, finish, cease, conclude, discontinue, break up, split up, close down, wind up/down, suspend prorogue, adjourn scrap, abolish, do away with, get rid of 2.1 Annul or end (a partnership or marriage) their marriage has been dissolved Example sentencesExamples He and his brother fell out when their farm partnership was dissolved. The partnership was dissolved by 1905, and Barnsley withdrew from the workshop. Generally, church courts do not dissolve marriages, but annul them by declaring that no genuine marriage took place. Limiting a career during marriage, for example, was not the basis for adequate compensation if the marriage was dissolved. In 1433, John's wife Alice Russell took him to court claiming he was impotent and demanding the marriage be dissolved. In August 1864 the judge ordered, among other things, that the partnership be dissolved. In July 1734 Heidegger dissolved the partnership and handed over the lease of the King's Theatre to the Opera of the Nobility. I told him I was dissolving the partnership, then I was made bankrupt. As soon as a husband dissolved his marriage, he had to settle all financial obligations towards his former wife. The marriage is dissolved if it existed, but has come to an end - ‘irretrievable breakdown of marriage’. Under this form of divorce, the woman can dissolve the marriage in the privacy of the home without going to court. Their marriage was dissolved after less than a year. If a marriage is dissolved, the reduced investment in a career is potentially only costly to the spouse emphasizing housework. Through Ezra's efforts, these mixed marriages are dissolved. She also dissolved her marriage with Buck, never a satisfying relationship, and returned to America. In 1974, The Beatles legally dissolved their partnership. So we got the whole thing annulled, dissolving the marriage as if it never took place. But divorce is still not easy when one spouse objects to dissolving the marriage. Secondly, with respect to married people, if the marriage was dissolved by divorce after the will was witnessed, the will is void. There will be a mechanism for dissolving partnerships, similar to divorce for married couples and it will oblige provision to be made for the maintenance of a partner's children should the partnership be dissolved. Synonyms disperse, disband, break up, split up, separate, scatter, go their separate ways, go in different directions, disjoin annul, nullify, void cancel, invalidate, overturn, repeal, rescind, revoke divorce noundɪˈzɒlvdəˈzɑlv An act or instance of moving gradually from one image or scene in a film to another. the alternatives to a cut are fades or dissolves Example sentencesExamples This makes for a natural dissolve to the internal workings of the company and, specifically, the Colet boardroom, in which Madame Colet is meeting with her governing board. What starts out as another dissolve to a long shot - that of a man walking toward the camera - stops midway. He uses split screens, dissolves and transitions to capture the action in the water. Reel-change markers have been removed, and scene transitions and dissolves are mostly smooth. The camera tilts up towards the roof as snows falls, its gradual whiteness merging into a dissolve to an image of a white screen, which lingers on-screen for a moment before we are cued by the music that the film is over. We see how helicopters were used, how scenes were composed, and the before-and-after dissolves of scenes. As we watch the bloody water circle down the drain, Hitchcock makes the famous dissolve to Marion's eye. What works worst is using the technique as a clunky dissolve to segue between scenes. Opticals can be used for style (as in Star Wars to mimic the 50's matinee episode nature of the narrative) or for effect - using dissolves to show the passage of time. Obviously the faster the processor the better (to allow transitions such as dissolves to be built quickly). Derivatives dissolvable adjectivedɪˈzɒlvəb(ə)ldəˈzɑlvəb(ə)l If dissolvable stitches have been used, they will disappear 7-10 days after the operation. Example sentencesExamples Guidelines for selecting a supplement were provided including the importance of selecting a dissolvable supplement. Once home, the entire package goes right in the wash, thanks to a packaging material composed of dissolvable cornstarch and a small amount of detergent. These are available as tablets, injections, nasal sprays or dissolvable wafers. I would have been spared that habit if we'd had dissolvable chewing gum. Origin Late Middle English (also in the sense 'break down into component parts'): from Latin dissolvere, from dis- 'apart' + solvere 'loosen or solve'. Definition of dissolve in US English: dissolve verbdəˈzälvdəˈzɑlv 1(with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution. no object glucose dissolves easily in water with object dissolve a bouillon cube in a pint of hot water Example sentencesExamples They dissolve more easily in, for example, sodium dodecyl sulfate or ethanol. The jelly can contain a gelling agent which does not easily dissolve and can result in the sweet becoming stuck in a child's throat. You can taste good yoghurt through the strawberry, although the fruit dissolves on the tongue. Either way, you must warm the solution until the curds dissolve. When you notice that the fine particles remain, as slurry on the bottom, and no amount of agitation will get them to dissolve, the solution is now saturated. The monasteries were to disappear like sugar dissolves in hot liquid. Sugar dissolves easily in water; oil does not. It is a fast-working, fog-free, stain-free agent that dissolves easily in cold water, keeps extremely well and produces negatives of very high acutance. Poison gas, dissolving slowly in the water, is able to pollute vast areas and get into food chains. Whatever cleaner you decide to use, give the product or solution time to dissolve and degrease shower walls. And living underwater, they are most sensitive to molecules that dissolve easily in water and can thus be swept into their nasal cavities. He popped it into his mouth and let it dissolve on his tongue. Jelly sweets made with this ingredient do not dissolve easily and can result in the sweets becoming stuck in a child's throat. Finally, whey protein dissolves easily in water, making it convenient for a protein drink when you're on the go. As it dissolved on my tongue, I found new inspiration. It dissolves rather easily and forms Ca + + and SO4 = ions in the soil solution. Fine grain sugars are best because they dissolve easily and are distributed evenly, during the mixing and kneading process, evenly browning the dough in the oven. I began to try and vainly struggle, tears running down my cheeks and leaving a black trail like discoloured blood as my eyeliner dissolved with the salty solution. A neutral charged creatine remains, which can dissolve more completely in water. Synonyms go into solution, become a solution, break down 1.1no object (of something abstract, especially a feeling) disappear. my courage dissolved Example sentencesExamples The agreement dissolved so easily because both sides had their own interpretations of vague elements, distorting their intended meaning. With no coalition partner, the Society dissolved as France fell into radicalism. Two particular universal rights rapidly dissolving in the New Orleans Superdome were racial and sexual equality. Lies were dissolving - even his own had disappeared. And then we dissolved back into the crowd, as if we'd never been there, which we might as well not have been. The boundaries between the play and the audience dissolved further when a woman in the crowd began sobbing and flailing her arms. Indeed, I'm sure Brenton would love to say that his case dissolved with the death - or disappearance - of Dino, the kidnapper. Long, graceful fingers were still entangled in his hair, massaging the base of his neck tenderly, and Ikeda's worries dissolved, his fears fading. Imaginary rashes disappeared, ear infections dissolved, and all manner of fictitious itches, maladies and debilitating viruses were vanquished. He had a kind face full of laughter and merriment, but when on his wrong side the merriment subsided and the laughter dissolved until only a slight semblance of his true self was seen. They drifted into hostility towards the Tory leader Sir Robert Peel, and dissolved with his fall in 1846. However, the demonstrators appeared satisfied with the mayor's decision to have the booth removed and the crowd eventually dissolved. Without being free of thought, without the thinking having dissolved, vanished, disappeared, there is no way to be liberated or enlightened. Liszt felt a part of him crumble and dissolve, and he suddenly felt empty. Only this system was dissolving now that Peter was sleeping less and waking earlier, and the days and nights seem to run together into one long, dark passage of time- and Peter had picked up a lot of information. When this attitude, which maintains duality, is allowed to not be formed, to disappear, to dissolve, to vanish - what is left? But these settlements eventually dissolved and disappeared. But his trail of thoughts quickly dissolved as he spotted the disappearing red spots on her neck. But the tableau dissolved and the moment passed. He is frightened, but seeing the picture of the duchess, Maria Pagés, his worry dissolves as he falls in love with her beauty. Synonyms disappear, vanish, melt away, evaporate, disperse, dissipate, disintegrate 1.2no object Subside uncontrollably into (an expression of strong feelings) she suddenly dissolved into floods of tears Example sentencesExamples She gave him a false smile and dissolved into a bout of strong tears, overwhelmed with emotion of such change that had taken place and yearning for her real home, the home she belonged in. The audience of hardbitten journalists dissolved in laughter. I simply dissolved back into laughter and he did the same. Kate dissolved into giggles as she tucked the slightly soggy Kleenex into her own pocket. Her laugh sounded strained and quickly dissolved into tears. I told Bud about it when I did get home this evening and he dissolved in chuckles. She seemed to dissolve into hysterical fits of laughter when she looked at me. The tributes were so effusive that Speaker Martin had to order a halt before the House dissolved in tears. We have nice, reasonable expectations and they say "No!" or they simply dissolve into tears. Scott's puzzled expression dissolved into an annoyed one. Abby stood up and started to read a poem that my Nan had written but after two lines she dissolved in tears and my sister went up and rescued her. Taxpayers can start to dissolve in tears, also. What a sight it was and the assembled company dissolved into fits of laughter. His usual good humored expression had dissolved into one of annoyance and displeasure. To Robert's shock Thomas dissolved into violent sobs, his body jolting and shaking. I can't watch it without dissolving in laughter. My colleague and I looked at each other and then dissolved into helpless laughter. "Yes, " she managed to choke out before dissolving into giggles. She added a wry smile as three slightly confused expressions dissolved quickly into delighted laughter. Synonyms burst into, break into, collapse into, break down into 1.3no object (in a movie) change gradually to (a different scene or picture) dissolve to side view, looking down the street Example sentencesExamples I could have taken the last shot of Preminger's film and started after dissolving to the title, ‘Three Years Later.’ Then he dissolves to an almost identical angle, again of himself in profile, carrying the lines he is speaking over the dissolve in mid-sentence to indicate temporal continuity. Soon the chorus joins in, silhouetted row above row in glowing orange ovals behind a black backdrop before the whole thing dissolves to a street scene. This is followed by a slow pan across a stretch of blank wall, dissolving to a shot of Alexandra in the shower; but before we see this we can already hear the sound of running water, mixed with her weeping. The scene dissolves to a private library where a calendar reads ‘June 2045.’ Similarly, a shot of Overbeck raising her hands after a goal-saving play dissolves to an image of her holding her child. The poem begins in medium range… Then the scene dissolves to a North African desert where the truncated legs of a statue, brutal and totemic, loom up at center screen. The scene dissolves to her riding her horse in reality, lost in the speed and the feeling of total communication with an animal of another species. As the editor narrates his story, the image slowly dissolves into the scene he's talking about involving ‘Officer Kockenlocker.’ From the moment J.B. and Constance first move together to kiss, and Hitchcock dissolves to a hall of opening doors, we enter a surreal world that might be only safely explored as a dream. 2with object Close down or dismiss (an assembly or official body) the country's president can dissolve parliament under certain circumstances Example sentencesExamples De Gaulle decided to keep on his prime minister and dissolved the Assembly instead. It is widely agreed that the monarch must generally agree to a request from the Prime Minister to dissolve Parliament. Khamenei reacted with the barely disguised threat to dissolve parliament or dismiss the government. Subsequently, the president dissolves Congress and imposes martial law on the country. The response of MacMahon's government of ‘moral Order’ was to counter-attack by dissolving the Assembly and unleashing a punitive purge of local officials and associations. After the party prevented Deuba from seeking the extension to the emergency in parliament, Deuba dissolved the assembly for elections two years ahead of schedule. He is a constitutional monarch with the power to dissolve the legislative assembly, which is known as the Fono. Under the 1997 Constitution, Iloilo, as President, can dissolve the elected parliament and call new elections. A state assembly being dissolved is big news, sure. These include the capacity to block legislation, sack governments, dissolve parliament, assume executive power and take control of the armed forces. Since the state assembly was dissolved, the Modi government has been systematically delisting camps and cutting down on supplies to them. He also claimed that because a president does not have the right to dissolve the Assembly, the government is driven into a corner and the administration is not properly managed. There are reports that government plans to dissolve the assembly and wants to hold polls shortly. After the meeting was dissolved, some councillors and members of the Feds Executive remained to discuss several issues. Since then it has dissolved the assembly and imposed direct rule. The cabinet would also resign, and a junta led by an unnamed general would dissolve the congress. Nkrumah and all his ministers were dismissed, the CPP and National Assembly were dissolved, and the constitution was suspended. It is not at all democratic to dissolve an elected assembly before its time has expired. The President has dissolved the Assembly and appealed to the people and the army; he establishes universal suffrage, and has arrested his political opponents. The president was empowered to appoint ministers and dissolve the assembly, holding a monopoly of executive power. Synonyms disband, disestablish, dismiss 2.1 Annul or put an end to (a partnership or marriage) it only takes 28 days to dissolve a domestic partnership Example sentencesExamples If a marriage is dissolved, the reduced investment in a career is potentially only costly to the spouse emphasizing housework. He and his brother fell out when their farm partnership was dissolved. As soon as a husband dissolved his marriage, he had to settle all financial obligations towards his former wife. Generally, church courts do not dissolve marriages, but annul them by declaring that no genuine marriage took place. Under this form of divorce, the woman can dissolve the marriage in the privacy of the home without going to court. Secondly, with respect to married people, if the marriage was dissolved by divorce after the will was witnessed, the will is void. In 1974, The Beatles legally dissolved their partnership. In August 1864 the judge ordered, among other things, that the partnership be dissolved. She also dissolved her marriage with Buck, never a satisfying relationship, and returned to America. But divorce is still not easy when one spouse objects to dissolving the marriage. The partnership was dissolved by 1905, and Barnsley withdrew from the workshop. I told him I was dissolving the partnership, then I was made bankrupt. So we got the whole thing annulled, dissolving the marriage as if it never took place. Limiting a career during marriage, for example, was not the basis for adequate compensation if the marriage was dissolved. There will be a mechanism for dissolving partnerships, similar to divorce for married couples and it will oblige provision to be made for the maintenance of a partner's children should the partnership be dissolved. Their marriage was dissolved after less than a year. Through Ezra's efforts, these mixed marriages are dissolved. In 1433, John's wife Alice Russell took him to court claiming he was impotent and demanding the marriage be dissolved. In July 1734 Heidegger dissolved the partnership and handed over the lease of the King's Theatre to the Opera of the Nobility. The marriage is dissolved if it existed, but has come to an end - ‘irretrievable breakdown of marriage’. Synonyms disperse, disband, break up, split up, separate, scatter, go their separate ways, go in different directions, disjoin annul, nullify, void noundəˈzälvdəˈzɑlv (in a movie) an act or instance of moving gradually from one picture to another. Example sentencesExamples The camera tilts up towards the roof as snows falls, its gradual whiteness merging into a dissolve to an image of a white screen, which lingers on-screen for a moment before we are cued by the music that the film is over. Reel-change markers have been removed, and scene transitions and dissolves are mostly smooth. We see how helicopters were used, how scenes were composed, and the before-and-after dissolves of scenes. What works worst is using the technique as a clunky dissolve to segue between scenes. As we watch the bloody water circle down the drain, Hitchcock makes the famous dissolve to Marion's eye. He uses split screens, dissolves and transitions to capture the action in the water. What starts out as another dissolve to a long shot - that of a man walking toward the camera - stops midway. Opticals can be used for style (as in Star Wars to mimic the 50's matinee episode nature of the narrative) or for effect - using dissolves to show the passage of time. Obviously the faster the processor the better (to allow transitions such as dissolves to be built quickly). This makes for a natural dissolve to the internal workings of the company and, specifically, the Colet boardroom, in which Madame Colet is meeting with her governing board. Origin Late Middle English (also in the sense ‘break down into component parts’): from Latin dissolvere, from dis- ‘apart’ + solvere ‘loosen or solve’.
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