Definition of acutes in English

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acutes, noun, plural of acute.

WordNet

Adjective acute, acuter, acutest
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"
		discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp
		perceptive having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
acute - having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course; "acute appendicitis"; "the acute phase of the illness"; "acute patients"
		chronic being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; "chronic indigestion"; "a chronic shortage of funds"; "a chronic invalid"
		medical specialty, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
acute - of critical importance and consequence; "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds"
acute - extremely sharp or intense; "acute pain"; "felt acute annoyance"; "intense itching and burning"
		intense
acute - of an angle; less than 90 degrees
acute - ending in a sharp point
		acuate, sharp, needlelike
		pointed direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"

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Wiktionary

acute (Noun)
An acute accent .
acute (Verb)
To give an acute sound to.
acute (Adjective)
Urgent.
acute (Adjective)
sensitive.
acute (Adjective)
Short, quick.
acute (Adjective)
Of an angle, less than 90 degrees.
acute (Adjective)
Of a triangle, having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
acute (Adjective)
With the sides meeting directly to form a pointed acute angle at the apex, base, or both.
acute (Adjective)
Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity unlike the common usage.
acute (Adjective)
Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
acute (Adjective)
Having an acute accent .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

acute (a.)
Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.
acute (a.)
Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to dull or stupid; as, an acute observer; acute remarks, or reasoning.
acute (a.)
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.
acute (a.)
High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent.
acute (a.)
Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity, and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to chronic; as, an acute disease.
acute (v. t.)
To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising inflection too much.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

acute
Requiring immediate attention.
acute
In geometry, of an angle, less than 90 degrees.
acute
Revealing insight and intelligence.
acute
(Of disease) Characterized by sudden onset of symptoms and short duration.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

acute
ak-ūt′, adj. sharp-pointed: keen: opp. of dull: shrewd: shrill: critical.—adv. Acute′ly.—n. Acute′ness.—Acute angle, an angle less than a right angle (see Angle); Acute disease, one coming to a violent crisis, as opp. to Chronic. [L. acutus, pa.p. of acuĕre, to sharpen, from root ak, sharp.]