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acute
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a·cute  (-kyt)
adj.
1. Having a sharp point or tip.
2. Keenly perceptive or discerning: "a raw, chilling and psychologically acute novel of human passions reduced to their deadliest essence" (Literary Guild Magazine). See Synonyms at sharp.
3. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions; sensitive: His hearing was unusually acute.
4. Of great importance or consequence; crucial: an acute lack of research funds.
5. Extremely sharp or severe; intense: acute pain; acute relief.
6. Medicine
a. Having a rapid onset and following a short but severe course: acute disease.
b. Afflicted by a disease exhibiting a rapid onset followed by a short, severe course: acute patients.
7. Music High in pitch; shrill.
8. Geometry Having an acute angle: an acute triangle.

[Latin actus, past participle of acuere, to sharpen, from acus, needle; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

a·cutely adv.
a·cuteness n.

acute
Adjective
1. severe or intense: acute staff shortages
2. penetrating in perception or insight
3. sensitive or keen: it was amazing how acute your hearing got in the bush
4. (of a disease) sudden and severe
5. Maths (of an angle) of less than 90°
6. (of a hospital or bed) intended to accommodate short-term patients
Noun
an acute accent [Latin acutus]
acutely adv
acuteness n

acute  (-kyt)
1. Reacting readily to stimuli or impressions, as hearing or eyesight; sensitive.
2. Relating to an illness that has a rapid onset and follows a short but severe course. Compare chronic.
3. Having an acute angle.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.acute - a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
accent mark, accent - a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation
Adj.1.acuteacute - having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
chronic - being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid"
2.acute - extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"
3.acute - having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
4.acuteacute - of an angle; less than 90 degrees    
obtuse - of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
5.acuteacute - ending in a sharp point              
pointed - having a point
6.acute - of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
critical - being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency; "a critical shortage of food"; "a critical illness"; "an illness at the critical stage"

acute
Translations
acute [əˈkjuːt] adjagudo

acute [əˈkjuːt] adjaigu(ë); [mind, observer] → pénétrant(e)

acute [əˈkjuːt] adjakut;
(anxiety) → heftig;
(mind) → scharf;
(person) → scharfsinnig;
(Math) (angle) → spitz;
(Ling);
acute accent → Akut m

acute
adj acute [əˈkjuːt]
1 (of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long They think his illness is acute rather than chronic. akuut قَاس، مُبَرِّح، شَدِيد остър akutní akut akut οξύς agudo akuutne شدید ولی زودگذر akuutti aigu חָמוּר, חָד तीक्ष्ण akutan heveny; fokozódó akut bráður acuto, acuta 急性の (병이) 급성인 ūmus akūts genting acuut akutt ostry agudo acut острый akútny, náhly, prudký akuten akutan akut ฉับพลัน şiddetli 急性的 гострий مر ضِ حار ، شدید cấp tính
2 very great There is an acute shortage of teachers. akute نَقْص (حَاد) остър kritický akut akut έντονος acusado, grave karjuv شدید huutava critique חָרִיף जबरदस्त velik kiáltó, akut gawat ákafur, alvarlegur critico 重大な 대단한 didelis liels; īsts amat sangat nijpend akutt, alvorlig ostry, poważny intenso acut острый kritický kritičen velik akut รุนแรง büyük, ciddi 嚴重的 гострий شدید lớn
3 quick-witted As a businessman, he's very acute. knap ذَكَاء (حَاد) проницателен bystrý skarpsindig scharfsinnig οξύνους perspicaz terane تیزبین terävä avisé חַד-אַבחָנָה, חָרִיף, חָכָם कुशाग्र pronicav éles eszű cerdas skarpur acuto, perspicace 鋭敏な 명민한 įžvalgus atjautīgs tajam pemikiran scherpzinnig skarp(sindig) bystry, rozgarnięty perspicaz ager проницательный bystrý sposoben oštrouman skarpsinnig มีไหวพริบดี gözü açık, zeki 敏銳的 кмітливий, тямущий مستعد nhạy bén 銳的
4 (of the senses) keen acute hearing. goed حِسْ (مُرْهَف) остър jemný fin; skarp scharf οξύς (για αίσθηση) muy fino terav تیز؛ حساس tarkka fin חָד oštar éles tajam næmur acuto 鋭い 예민한 geras, aštrus ass; spēcīgs tajam scherp fin, skarp wyczulony agudo fin острый jemný oster osetljiv fin, högt utvecklad แหลม (เสียง) keskin 敏捷的 гострий تیز فہم tinh 捷的
5 high, shrill s high sound. suisend صَوت (حَاد) пронизителен ostrý, pronikavý skarp schrill läbilõikav, kime تیز צְלִיל חָד vrištav かん高い nyaring schel пронзительный звук ostrý, prenikavý jak เสียงแหลม keskin, tiz 高音的;尖聲的 високий تیز the thé
acute angle
an angle of less than ninety degrees. skerphoek زَاوِيَة (حَادَّه) остър ostrý úhel spids vinkel spitzer Winkel οξεία γωνία agudo teravnurk حاده؛ تند terävä kulma angle aigu זָוִית חַדָה @@@זָווִית חַדָה$$$ न्यून कोण šiljati kut hegyes szög sudut tajam hvasst horn angolo acuto 鋭角 예각 smailus kampas šaurleņķis sudut tirus scherpe hoek spiss vinkel kąt ostry ângulo agudo unghi ascuţit острый угол ostrý uhol ostri kot oštar spetsig vinkel มุมแหลม dar açı 銳角 гострий кут زاویہ حادہ góc nhọn 銳角
adv aˈcutely
akuut بِصُورَة حَادَّة остро intenzivně, pronikavě akut scharf έντονα, με οξύτητα intensamente teravalt به شدت terävästi vivement בַּחֲרִיפוּת तीव्रता से istančano élesen, fokozottan hidup, benar-benar ákaflega, skarplega acutamente, con acutezza 鋭く 예리하게, 매섭게 aštriai, ūmiai asi; spēcīgi; īsti dengan tajam hevig akutt, skarpt ostro vivamente (în mod) acut остро, резко prenikavo ostro oštro akut อย่างมีไหวพริบ; อย่างรุนแรง fazlasıyla, son derece, şiddetle 銳利地 гостро شدید طور پو sâu sắc
n aˈcuteness
akuutheid حِدَّه острота akutnost; bystrost; ostrost skarpsindighed die Schärfe οξύτητα, οξύνοια agudeza teravus شدت terävyys acuité חֲרִיפוּת तीक्ष्णता istančanost élesség, erősség keadaan akut skarpskyggni, næmleiki acutezza, acume 鋭さ 예민 aštrumas, ūmumas asums; spēcīgums; īstums ketajaman scherpte skarphet, heftighet ostrość agudeza acuitate острота ostrosť, bystrosť, naliehavosť ostrina oštrina skärpa, intensitet, häftighet การมีไหวพริบ keskinlik 敏捷 проникливість; кмітливість شدت tính nhạy bén


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