Found 4 items, similar to Acute.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: acute
akut
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: acute
akut, parah, tajam
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: acute
acute
adj 1: having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe
course;
“acute appendicitis”;
“the acute phase of the
illness”;
“acute patients” [ant:
chronic]
2: extremely sharp or intense;
“acute pain”;
“felt acute
annoyance”;
“intense itching and burning” [syn:
intense]
3: 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” [syn:
discriminating,
incisive,
keen,
knifelike,
penetrating,
penetrative,
piercing,
sharp]
4: of an angle; less than 90 degrees [ant:
obtuse]
5: ending in a sharp point [syn:
acuate,
sharp,
needlelike]
6: of critical importance and consequence;
“an acute (or
critical) lack of research funds”
acute
n : a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
[syn:
acute accent,
ague]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Acute
Acute
\A*cute"\, v. t.
To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising
inflection too much. [R.] --Walker.
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Acute
\A*cute"\, a. [L. acutus, p. p. of acuere to sharpen, fr.
a root ak to be sharp. Cf.
Ague,
Cute,
Edge.]
1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; --
opposed to
grave or
low; as, an acute tone or accent.
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5. (Med.) 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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Acute angle (Geom.), an angle less than a right angle.
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Syn: Subtile; ingenious; sharp; keen; penetrating; sagacious;
sharp-witted; shrewd; discerning; discriminating. See
Subtile.
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