Definition of Acutance

1. Noun. (photography) Edge contrast in an image; a component of sharpness. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Acutance

1. a measure of photographic clarity [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acutance

acupuncture analgesia
acupuncture points
acupuncture therapy
acupunctured
acupunctures
acupuncturing
acupuncturist
acupuncturists
acus
acusection
acusector
acushla
acushlas
acusis
acustumaunce
acutance (current term)
acutances
acutangular
acute
acute-angled
acute-angled triangle
acute-angled triangles
acute-phase protein
acute-phase reaction
acute African sleeping sickness
acute abdomen
acute abscess
acute accent
acute accents
acute adrenal crisis

Literary usage of Acutance

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Ephraim Chambers (1870)
"For fission to the high-school, the usual requirements — ability to read correctly and fluently, an acutance with the simple rules of arithmetic, ..."

2. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "The (1891)
"... 28 amperes for three hours, through its own acutance and that of the motor combined, I really о not know. ..."

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