Etymology: [ &-'kyüt ] (adjective.) 14th century. Latin acutus, past participle of acuere to sharpen, from acus needle; akin to Latin acer sharp; more at EDGE.
The quality of being acute or pointed; as, the acuteness of an angle, Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis, Shrewdness, quickness of mind, Shrillness; high pitch; – said of sounds, The faculty of nice discernment or perception; sensitiveness; – applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions, arguteness, the quality of having a sharp edge or point, a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind", The faculty of nice discernment or perception; sensitiveness; - applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions, The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; applied to the senses, or the understanding, the quality of having a sharp edge or point a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind, sharpness; astuteness; severity, Shrillness; high pitch; said of sounds, By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions, The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle, Shrillness; high pitch; - said of sounds, Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity (unlike the common usage), Of a triangle, having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees, Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity, Having an acute accent, To give an acute sound to, An acute accent, Of an angle, less than 90 degrees, With the sides meeting directly to form a pointed acute angle at the apex, base, or both, Short, quick, sensitive, Urgent, symptom or set of symptoms with sudden onset; severe, Having severe symptoms and a short course, A condition that is temporary, but may be severe, reaching a crisis quickly; severe, Lasting a short period of time An "acute exposure" is an exposure to a hazardous substance for a brief period of time An "acute toxin" is a hazardous substance that can quickly cause sickness or death, Short duration; characterized by sharpness or severity, sudden onset (of symptoms or disease), Severe or with sudden onset and short timespan, a problem that has a sudden onset, or that may last only a short time, Having a short and relatively severe course; short-lived, in medicine: having rapid onset, severe symptoms and short duration Opposite of chronic, Term used for a disease of short duration that starts quickly and has severe symptoms Cf chronic, a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation, ending in a sharp point, sudden onset of symptoms or disease, A sudden onset of symptoms or disease, occurring over a short period of time; used to describe brief exposures and effects which appear promptly after exposure, Having a sudden onset or lasting a short time An acute stimulus is severe enough to induce a response rapidly The word acute can be used to define either the exposure or the response to an exposure (effect) For example, the duration of an acute aquatic toxicity test is generally 4 days or less, and mortality is the response usually measured (EPA 1997), Refers to intense, short-term symptoms or illnesses that either resolve or evolve into long-lasting, chronic disease manifestations, Acute-diseases or responses with short and generally severe course (often due to high pollutant concentrations), A short and sharp course of diseases; not chronic, Severe short angles coming to a sharp point, 1 Developing suddenly, severe (with reference to disease symptoms) 2 Less than 90 degrees (with reference to an angle) (5), 1 Referring to a health effect, sudden onset, often brief; sometimes loosely used to mean severe 2 Referring to exposure, brief, intense, or short-term; sometimes specifically referring to a brief exposure of high intensity Compare to chronic, Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf, of an angle; less than 90 degrees, extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning", of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds", having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients" of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds" extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning" 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" of an angle; less than 90 degrees, An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter `e' in the French word `café', You can use acute to indicate that an undesirable situation or feeling is very severe or intense. The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government The labour shortage is becoming acute. = severe, An acute illness is one that becomes severe very quickly but does not last very long. Compare chronic. a patient with acute rheumatoid arthritis, If a person's or animal's sight, hearing, or sense of smell is acute, it is sensitive and powerful. In the dark my sense of hearing becomes so acute. = keen, An acute angle is less than 90°. Compare obtuse angle, having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients", 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", To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much, grave, serious, severe; keen, sharp, sensitive; penetrating, shrewd; less than 90 degrees (Geometry); pointed, Of a triangle, acute-angled, Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease, High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent, Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning, Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure,
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The quality of being acute or pointed; as, the acuteness of an angle
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Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis
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Shrewdness, quickness of mind
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Shrillness; high pitch; – said of sounds
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The faculty of nice discernment or perception; sensitiveness; – applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions
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arguteness
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the quality of having a sharp edge or point
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a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
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The faculty of nice discernment or perception; sensitiveness; - applied to the senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions
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The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen; keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; applied to the senses, or the understanding
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the quality of having a sharp edge or point a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind
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sharpness; astuteness; severity isim
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Shrillness; high pitch; said of sounds
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By acuteness of feeling, we perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness of intellect, we discern nice distinctions
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The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the acuteness of an angle
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Shrillness; high pitch; - said of sounds
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Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity (unlike the common usage) - "He dropped dead of an acute illness."
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Of a triangle, having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees
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Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity - "The acute symptoms resolved promptly."
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Having an acute accent - "The last letter of “café” is ‘e’ acute."
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To give an acute sound to - "He acutes his rising inflection too much."
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An acute accent - "The word “cafe” often has an acute over the ‘e’."
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Of an angle, less than 90 degrees
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With the sides meeting directly to form a pointed acute angle at the apex, base, or both
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Short, quick - "It was an acute event."
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sensitive - "Eagles have very acute vision."
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Urgent - "His need for medical attention was acute."
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Acute
symptom or set of symptoms with sudden onset; severe
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Having severe symptoms and a short course
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Acute
A condition that is temporary, but may be severe
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reaching a crisis quickly; severe
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Lasting a short period of time An "acute exposure" is an exposure to a hazardous substance for a brief period of time An "acute toxin" is a hazardous substance that can quickly cause sickness or death
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Short duration; characterized by sharpness or severity
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Acute
sudden onset (of symptoms or disease)
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Severe or with sudden onset and short timespan
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a problem that has a sudden onset, or that may last only a short time
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Acute
Having a short and relatively severe course; short-lived
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Acute
in medicine: having rapid onset, severe symptoms and short duration Opposite of chronic
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Acute
Term used for a disease of short duration that starts quickly and has severe symptoms Cf chronic
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a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
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ending in a sharp point
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Acute
sudden onset of symptoms or disease
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A sudden onset of symptoms or disease
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occurring over a short period of time; used to describe brief exposures and effects which appear promptly after exposure
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Having a sudden onset or lasting a short time An acute stimulus is severe enough to induce a response rapidly The word acute can be used to define either the exposure or the response to an exposure (effect) For example, the duration of an acute aquatic toxicity test is generally 4 days or less, and mortality is the response usually measured (EPA 1997)
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Refers to intense, short-term symptoms or illnesses that either resolve or evolve into long-lasting, chronic disease manifestations
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Acute-diseases or responses with short and generally severe course (often due to high pollutant concentrations)
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A short and sharp course of diseases; not chronic
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Severe short angles coming to a sharp point
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1 Developing suddenly, severe (with reference to disease symptoms) 2 Less than 90 degrees (with reference to an angle) (5)
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1 Referring to a health effect, sudden onset, often brief; sometimes loosely used to mean severe 2 Referring to exposure, brief, intense, or short-term; sometimes specifically referring to a brief exposure of high intensity Compare to chronic
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Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf
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of an angle; less than 90 degrees
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extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
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of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
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having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients" of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds" extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning" 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" of an angle; less than 90 degrees
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An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter `e' in the French word `café'
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You can use acute to indicate that an undesirable situation or feeling is very severe or intense. The report has caused acute embarrassment to the government The labour shortage is becoming acute. = severe
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An acute illness is one that becomes severe very quickly but does not last very long. Compare chronic. a patient with acute rheumatoid arthritis
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If a person's or animal's sight, hearing, or sense of smell is acute, it is sensitive and powerful. In the dark my sense of hearing becomes so acute. = keen
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An acute angle is less than 90°. Compare obtuse angle
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having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
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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"
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To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much
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grave, serious, severe; keen, sharp, sensitive; penetrating, shrewd; less than 90 degrees (Geometry); pointed sıfat
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Of a triangle, acute-angled
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Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease
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High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent
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Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning
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Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen; intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling; acute pain or pleasure
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