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A quick and penetrating intelligence
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acuity
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) [syn: visual acuity , sharp-sightedness ] a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind" ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Acuity may refer to: Visual acuity , the behavioral ability to resolve fine image details Tactile acuity, the ability to resolve fine spatial details of an object with the sense of touch . Acuity Advisors Limited , a technology corporate finance company ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE visual ▪ Contact lenses sometimes give better visual acuity in these cases and the field of vision is nearly always improved. ▪ Frequent measurements of visual fields and acuity are obtained to detect optic nerve ...
Usage examples of acuity.
Viviana possessed a certain acuity of mind, then, despite her frail emotional state.
Only noblemen possess the finesse and acuity required to learn the skills of governing eotaurs and the fickle currents of the atmosphere.
I had adjusted them for maximum acuity at distances ranging from two inches to five feet.
I said, but with the acuity of any jungle beast, he sensed the weakening of his prey.
And even if the freak chance that had struck Wally with a severe loss of his mental acuity, were to hit him too, he wanted no anaesthesia, no blurring of the memory.
I believe you understand the skill and mental acuity it would take to make a discerning decision about such a discovery, since prior knowledge of ancient objects and religions may be too skewed to be of service regarding this matter.
If she could get Michael talking and keep him talking long enough to be sure of his mental acuity, she would feel more confident about leaving him alone for the night.
As for the rest, I was being invited to place my eyes against the goggles of a quite ordinary visual acuity tester.
Moving very quickly I went to the bench on which was mounted the acuity tester and started to comply.
Then I noticed the dust cover for the acuity tester lying on the bench.
In addition, a fledgling has to contend with the devastating effect of daylight, the ability to see, hear and smell things way beyond mortal capabilities, and an extraordinary mental acuity to mold mortal minds.
When we look directly at a faint object-a star, say-we are using the fovea, the part of the retina with the greatest acuity and the greatest density of cells called cones.
Repeated exposure of an animal to the same odorant, in small doses, leads to great enhancement of acuity, suggesting the possibility that new receptor sites are added to the cells.
His auditory processing was exceptionally weak, although examination by a pediatric audiologist found his hearing acuity to be within normal limits.
Or at least that was so before Maco, with almost preternatural acuity, figured out what he was thinking.