acuité

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See also: acuite

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin acuitātem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.kɥi.te/
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Noun

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acuité f (plural acuités)

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

Further reading

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Spanish

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Verb

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acuité

  1. first-person singular preterite indicative of acuitar