acutance

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/əˈkjuːt(ə)n(t)s/
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/əˈkjuːt(ə)n(t)s/ · /əˈkjutn̩(t)s/ · [-ɾn̩(t)s]

Definition of acutance

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)Edge contrast or sharpness in an image; also, a measure of this.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)Edge contrast or sharpness in an image; also, a measure of this.
  2. (countable)An instance of the edge contrast or sharpness in an image.

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Etymology

From acute (“intense, sensitive, sharp”, adjective) + -ance (suffix forming nouns indicating conditions or states).

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