"acutance" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈkjuːtəns/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acutance.wav [Southern-England] Forms: acutances [plural]
Etymology: acute + -ance Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|acute|ance}} acute + -ance Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} acutance (countable and uncountable, plural acutances)
  1. (photography) Edge contrast in an image; a component of sharpness. Wikipedia link: acutance Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Photography Related terms: acuity, acuteness
    Sense id: en-acutance-en-noun-mQaioD4e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ance Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

Inflected forms

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