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