acuité

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See also: acuite

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin acuitātem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.kɥi.te/
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Noun

acuité f (plural acuités)

  1. acuteness, acuity
    1. sharpness
    2. (of senses) acuity, sharpness, keenness
      acuité visuelle ― visual acuity
    3. intensity
      acuité de la douleur ― intensity of pain
    4. accuracy, precision
      permettant de modéliser avec acuité ― allowing precise modelling
    5. urgency, seriousness
    6. (of sound) sharpness, shrillness

Further reading

Spanish

Verb

acuité

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of acuitar
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