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I watch people get older and lose their intellectual acuity; you lose that sharpness, that cleanness, that brain that you worked so hard on and that you were gifted with and lose the gifts that were given.
Bryce Courtenay

Meaning of "acuity" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ACUITY

From Old French, from Latin acūtusacute.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ACUITY

acuity  [əˈkjuːɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACUITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Acuity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ACUITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of acuity in the English dictionary

The definition of acuity in the dictionary is keenness or acuteness, esp in vision or thought. Other definition of acuity is the capacity of the eye to see fine detail, measured by determining the finest detail that can just be detected.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACUITY


ambiguity
ˌæmbɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ
annuity
əˈnjuːɪtɪ
assiduity
ˌæsɪˈdjuːɪtɪ
circuity
səˈkjuːɪtɪ
conspicuity
ˌkɒnspɪˈkjuːɪtɪ
contiguity
kɒntɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ
continuity
ˌkɒntɪˈnjuːɪtɪ
discontinuity
dɪsˌkɒntɪˈnjuːɪtɪ
fatuity
fəˈtjuːɪtɪ
fortuity
fɔːˈtjuːɪtɪ
gratuity
ɡrəˈtjuːɪtɪ
hyperacuity
ˌhaɪpərəˈkjuːɪtɪ
ingenuity
ˌɪndʒɪˈnjuːɪtɪ
innocuity
ˌɪnəˈkjuːɪtɪ
innocuousness
ˌɪnəˈkjuːɪtɪ
perpetuity
ˌpɜːpɪˈtjuːɪtɪ
perspicuity
ˌpɜːspɪˈkjuːɪtɪ
promiscuity
ˌprɒmɪˈskjuːɪtɪ
stereoacuity
ˌstɛrɪəʊæˈkjuːɪtɪ
vacuity
væˈkjuːɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACUITY

acuate
aculeate
aculeated
aculeus
acumen
acuminate
acumination
acuminous
acupoint
acupressure
acupressure point
acupunctural
acupuncture
acupuncture needle
acupuncturist
acushla
acutance
acute
acute accent
acute angle

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACUITY

antiquity
biscuity
congruity
deferred annuity
employment equity
equity
fruity
immediate annuity
in perpetuity
incongruity
inequity
iniquity
life annuity
negative equity
obliquity
private equity
propinquity
superfluity
tenuity
ubiquity

Synonyms and antonyms of acuity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «acuity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACUITY

Find out the translation of acuity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of acuity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «acuity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

视力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agudeza
570 millions of speakers

English

acuity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तीक्ष्णता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

острота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acuidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তীক্ষ্নতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acuité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketajaman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Scharfsinn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鋭敏さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Acuity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kịch liệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூர்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तीक्ष्णता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

keskinlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acutezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ostrość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гострота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acuitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οξύτητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skerp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

synskärpa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skarphet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of acuity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACUITY»

The term «acuity» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.999 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACUITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about acuity

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QUOTES WITH «ACUITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word acuity.
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Bryce Courtenay
I watch people get older and lose their intellectual acuity; you lose that sharpness, that cleanness, that brain that you worked so hard on and that you were gifted with and lose the gifts that were given.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACUITY»

Discover the use of acuity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to acuity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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High-acuity nursing
New to this edition: New Modules. Ten new modules have been added to the 5th edition, including a module on the older high-acuity patient! Related Drug Therapy -- Major drug therapy pertaining to a particular topic is summarized in a table.
Kathleen Dorman Wagner, Karen L. Johnson, Melanie G. Hardin-Pierce, 2010
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Visual Development, Diagnosis, and Treatment of the ...
Visual acuity is a clinical test that gives the clinician insights into the child's visual status. It is usually a reflection of the individual's visual function (i.e., if the acuity is normal or better, it can almost always be inferred that the patient is doing well ...
Robert H. Duckman, 2006
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Essentials of Cost Accounting for Health Care Organizations
Calculating the Acuity Variance One particular concern in health care organizations is that the output is not a standardized product. We can treat exactly the same number of patients or patient days, but if the mix of patients is such that they are ...
Steven A. Finkler, David Marc Ward, Judith J. Baker, 2007
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Health Care Financial Management
Flexible. budget. variance. analysis. extended. to. patient. acuity. and. DRGs. Steven A. Finkler Flexible budget variance analysis can be a powerful tool for helping hospital managers to understand the causes of variances and to minimize ...
Montague Brown, 1992
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Functional Vision: A Practitioner's Guide to Evaluation and ...
In general, the more complex the task, the worse the measured visual acuity in persons with low vision. Single-symbol acuity will be better than line acuity; whole-chart acuity will be worse; use of crowded symbols, such as those found on ...
Amanda Hall Lueck, 2004
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Binocular Vision and Stereopsis
Vernier acuity and stereoacuity compared. The empty symbols show the offset acuity for two monocularly viewed vertical lines (vernier acuity). The solid symbols show the offset acuity for dichoptic vertical lines (nonius acuity). Both are shown ...
Ian P. Howard, 1995
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Visual Acuity with Lights of Different Colors and Intensities
II REVIEW OP PREVIOUS WORK IN VISUAL ACUITY According to Nagel,1 the first careful study of the relation of acuity to intensity of illumination was made by Tobias Mayer, in the year 1754. His method of observation is not given, but as a ...
David Edgar Rice, 1912
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Principles and Practice of Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision
F 23.3 Top, Monocular sweep VEP acuity of healthy preterm and term infants.31,37 (E. Birch, unpublished data). Bottom, VEP acuity of healthy breast- fed (BF) preterm3 (E. Birch, unpublished data) and term infants along with VEP ...
John R. Heckenlively, Geoffrey Bernard Arden, 2006
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Understanding and Managing Vision Deficits: A Guide for ...
The final general format is called a detection acuity task. In this approach, the patient is asked to “detect” and find a target. For example, the patient may have to find a small black dot on a white background. The smallest black dot that can be ...
Mitchell Scheiman, 2011
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International Encyclopedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors, ...
However, visual acuity varies within an individual, depending on the task being performed. It also decreases with age over 70 years and in the presence of ocular disease, such as mac- ular degeneration and cataracts. 2.1 .1 Snellen visual ...
Waldemar Karwowski, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACUITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term acuity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Acuity Brands Given "Buy" Rating at Oppenheimer (AYI)
Acuity Brands, Inc. logo Oppenheimer reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) in a report released on Sunday, Market Beat.com ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Acuity Brands, ConAgra, Fitbit -- Two to Buy, One to Sell on Their …
Yet they also offer different situations for investors to consider. Acuity and ConAgra are solid investment opportunties for the remainder of 2015 ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
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Acuity Brands PT Raised to $200.00 (AYI)
Acuity Brands logo Research analysts at DA Davidson lifted their price target on shares of Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) from $170.00 to $200.00 in a report ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Texas firm offers way to replace brain drain with brain sync
That's the millennial solution put forward by In-Acuity, a startup combining information technology with cutting-edge educational techniques to ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jul 15»
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Acuity Brands third-quarter profit jumps
Acuity Brands (AYI) has reported a 47.26 percent jump in profit for the quarter ended May 31, 2015. The company has earned $64.50 million, ... «Myiris.com, Jul 15»
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Acuity Brands Q3 Profit Tops Estimates
Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) reported upbeat earnings for its fiscal ... Acuity Brands shares rose 2.98 percent to $185.34 at 10:00 a.m. ET. «Benzinga, Jul 15»
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Acuity Brands profit beats on rising LED demand
Acuity Brands Inc. said profit surged in its latest quarter, as the lighting ... In all for the May period, Acuity reported a profit of $64.5 million, ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
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Stocks Rise For Second Day; Earnings Lift Acuity AYI HRTG CB
Leaderboard stock Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) jumped more than 4% after reporting strong earnings before the open. The stock is in its first test ... «Investor's Business Daily, Jul 15»
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Acuity Predicted The Mobile Biometrics Revolution
In the latest report from Acuity Market Intelligence, titled The Global Biometrics and Mobility Report: The Convergence of Commerce and ... «Mobile ID World, Jul 15»
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Acuity Brands Inc. (AYI) is Trading Higher on Unusual Volume for …
Acuity Brands Inc. (AYI) experienced unusually high volume on Jul. 01, as the stock gained 4.4% to a closing price of $187.90. The stock saw ... «Equities.com, Jul 15»

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