"acu-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from ἀκούω (akoúō, “to hear”). Etymology templates: {{m|grc|ἀκούω|gloss=to hear}} ἀκούω (akoúō, “to hear”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} acu-, {{en-prefix}} acu-
  1. hearing; sound. Tags: morpheme Derived forms: presbyacusis Related terms: acoustic, acousto-
    Sense id: en-acu--en-prefix-6MgnQRtx Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin acus (“needle, pin”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-}}, {{der|en|la|acus||needle, pin}} Latin acus (“needle, pin”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} acu-, {{en-prefix}} acu-
  1. needle. Tags: morpheme Related terms: acute, acuity
    Sense id: en-acu--en-prefix-Ary03gV~ Categories (other): English links with manual fragments
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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