acutance

English

Etymology

acute +‎ -ance

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈkjuːtəns/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

Demonstration of increasing acutance by adding a border

acutance (countable and uncountable, plural acutances)

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

Related terms

• acuity
• acuteness