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acute adjective

  /əˈkjut/ , /əˈkjuːt/
  • (linguistics, chiefly, historical) Of an accent or tone: generally higher than others.
  • (medicine) Of an abnormal condition of recent or sudden onset, in contrast to delayed onset; this sense does not imply severity, unlike the common usage.
  • (medicine) Of a short-lived condition, in contrast to a chronic condition; this sense also does not imply severity.
 akuutti
  • Urgent.
 akuutti, kiireellinen
  • (botany) With the sides meeting directly to form an acute angle (at an apex or base).
  • (geometry, of an angle) Less than 90 degrees.
  • (geometry, of a triangle) Having all three interior angles measuring less than 90 degrees.
 terävä
  • Intense; sensitive; sharp.
 terävä, tarkka
  • (orthography) After a letter of the alphabet: having an acute accent.
 akuutti, nouseva
  • High or shrill.
 kimeä, korkea
  • Brief, quick, short.
 nopea

acute verb

  /əˈkjut/ , /əˈkjuːt/
  • (transitive, archaic) To make acute; to sharpen, to whet.
 korostaa

acute noun

  /əˈkjut/ , /əˈkjuːt/
  • (linguistics, chiefly, historical) An accent or tone higher than others.
 akuutti
  • (medicine, informal) A person who has the acute form of a disorder, such as schizophrenia.
 akuuttipotilas

acuteness noun

  • (medicine) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to a crisis.
 akuuttisuus
  • Shrewdness, quickness of mind
 kimeys, nokkeluus, oveluus
  • (of the senses or feelings) The faculty of precise discernment or perception; sensitiveness
 tarkkuus, terävyys
  • The quality of being acute or pointed
 terävyys

acutely adverb

  /əˈkjuːtli/
  • In an acute manner
 akuutisti, pikaisesti, tarkasti
acute angle
terävä kulma
acute-angled
teräväkulmainen
acute sedge
viiltosara
acute-angled triangle
teräväkulmainen kolmio
acute accent
akuuttiaksentti, akuutti
acute triangle
teräväkulmainen kolmio
severe acute respiratory syndrome
SARS
acute abdomen
akuutti vatsa
abrupt acute
äkillinen
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