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Definitions for Superacute
[1] sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
[2] extremely great or serious; crucial; critical: an acute shortage of oil.
[3] (of disease) brief and severe (opposed to chronic).
[4] sharp or penetrating in intellect, insight, or perception: an acute observer.
[5] extremely sensitive even to slight details or impressions: acute eyesight.
[6] sharp at the end; ending in a point.
[7] Geometry . (of an angle) less than 90°. (of a triangle) containing only acute angles.
[8] consisting of, indicated by, or bearing the mark ´, placed over vowel symbols in some languages to show that the vowels or the syllables they are in are pronounced in a certain way, as in French that the quality of an e so marked is close; in Hungarian that the vowel is long; in Spanish that the marked syllable bears the word accent; in Ibo that it is pronounced with high tones; or in classical Greek, where the mark originated, that the syllable bears the word accent and is pronounced, according to the ancient grammarians, with raised pitch (opposed to grave): the acute accent; an acute e.
[9] the acute accent.
[10] penetrating in perception or insight
[11] sensitive to details; keen
[12] of extreme importance; crucial
[13] sharp or severe; intense acute pain ; an acute drought
[14] having a sharp end or point
[15] maths (of an angle) less than 90° (of a triangle) having all its interior angles less than 90°
[16] (of a disease) arising suddenly and manifesting intense severity of relatively short duration Compare chronic (def. 2)
[17] phonetics (of a vowel or syllable in some languages with a pitch accent, such as ancient Greek) spoken or sung on a higher musical pitch relative to neighbouring syllables or vowels of or relating to an accent (´) placed over vowels, denoting that the vowel is pronounced with higher musical pitch (as in ancient Greek), with a certain special quality (as in French), etc Compare (for senses 8a, 8b): grave , circumflex
[18] (of a hospital, hospital bed, or ward) intended to accommodate short-term patients with acute illnesses
[19] an acute accent
Words nearby Superacute
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Origin of Superacute
acute1560–70; < Latin acūtus sharpened, past participle of acuere (acū-, v. stem, akin to acus needle, ācer sharp + -tus past participle suffix)
Words that may be confused with Superacute
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, acuteacute, chronic
Other words from Superacute
a·cute·ly , adverb
a·cute·ness , noun
hy·per·a·cute , adjective
hy·per·a·cute·ly , adverb
hy·per·a·cute·ness , noun
non·a·cute , adjective
non·a·cute·ly , adverb
non·a·cute·ness , noun
o·ver·a·cute , adjective
o·ver·a·cute·ly , adverb
o·ver·a·cute·ness , noun
su·per·a·cute , adjective
su·per·a·cute·ly , adverb
su·per·a·cute·ness , noun
Word origin for Superacute
acuteC14: from Latin acūtus, past participle of acuere to sharpen, from acus needle