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acutance

Syllables: acut·ance/əˈkjuːt(ə)n(t)s//əˈkjutn̩(t)s/

acutance noun: edge contrast or sharpness in an image; also, a measure of this.

Noun

acutance (countable and uncountable, plural acutances)

  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.

acutance meaning in Tamil

acutance in Tamil

ஒளிர்வு வேறுபடுத்துத் திறனளவு

Forms of acutance

pluralacutances

Origin of acutance

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

Questions about acutance

What does acutance mean?
Acutance means edge contrast or sharpness in an image; also, a measure of this.
What is acutance in Tamil?
Acutance in Tamil is ஒளிர்வு வேறுபடுத்துத் திறனளவு. See Acutance meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acutance?
Acutance is a noun.
How do you pronounce acutance?
Acutance is pronounced /əˈkjuːt(ə)n(t)s/ (UK).
What is the plural of acutance?
The plural of acutance is acutances.

Words near acutance in the dictionary

  1. acushlas
  2. Acushnet
  3. acustimulation
  4. acustimulations
  5. acutally
  6. acutance
  7. acutances
  8. acutangled
  9. acutangular
  10. acutate
  11. acute

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Adapted from Wiktionary: acutance (page history and authors); acutance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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