acuity
pronunciation
How to pronounce acuity in British English:
UK [əˈkju:əti]
How to pronounce acuity in American English:
US [əˈkjuɪti]
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- Noun:
- sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
- a quick and penetrating intelligence
Word Origin
- acuity (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French acuité (16c.) or directly from Medieval Latin acuitatem (nominative acuitas) "sharpness," from Latin acuere "to sharpen," related to acus "needle," acuere "to sharpen," from PIE root *ak- "rise to a point, be sharp" (see acrid).
Example
- 1. Tan lenses improve your visual acuity by increasing the contrast .
- 2. People blind from birth use visual brain area to improve other senses : can hear and feel with greater acuity
- 3. With characteristic acuity , boris johnson proclaimed that lord turner 's ideas were " crackers " .
- 4. It 's one thing to see into the foggy future with acuity and chart the course corrections that the company must make .
- 5. To help better educate our vision and visual acuity , carry a sketch pad with you always and take time to stop and draw .