"acute" meaning in All languages combined

See acute on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /əˈkjuːt/ [UK], /əˈkjut/ [US] Audio: en-us-acute.ogg [US], en-au-acute.ogg [Australia] Forms: acuter [comparative], acutest [superlative], acute [positive], more acute [comparative], most acute [superlative]
enPR: ə-kyo͞ot′ [US] Head templates: {{adj|acute|acuter|acutest}} [POS TABLE], {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If an angle is acute, it is less than 90 degrees in size.
    Sense id: simple-acute-en-adj-cerZ9CHE
     
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      "form": "acuter",
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        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "acutest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acute",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more acute",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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        "superlative"
      ]
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    },
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        {
          "word": "obtuse"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "I had to measure the size of the acute angle in math class. It was 35 degrees in size."
        }
      ],
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        "If an angle is acute, it is less than 90 degrees in size."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈkjuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ə-kyo͞ot′",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈkjut/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-acute.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-acute.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "acute"
}

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    {
      "form": "acuter",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acutest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "acute",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more acute",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most acute",
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        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
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      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "obtuse"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "I had to measure the size of the acute angle in math class. It was 35 degrees in size."
        }
      ],
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        "If an angle is acute, it is less than 90 degrees in size."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/əˈkjuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ə-kyo͞ot′",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈkjut/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-acute.ogg",
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        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-acute.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "acute"
}

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