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单词 hyperacuity
释义

hyperacuity

noun

hy·​per·​acu·​i·​ty ˌhī-pər-ə-ˈkyü-ə-tē How to pronounce hyperacuity (audio)
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variants or hyper-acuity
: greater than normal acuteness of a sense
Her anarchy is perfectly balanced with her hyperacuity about tone and timbre and atmosphere and drift. Charles Baxter
especially : visual acuity that is better than twenty-twenty

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

hyperacuity

noun

hy·​per·​acu·​ity ˌhī-pə-rə-ˈkyü-ət-ē How to pronounce hyperacuity (audio)
plural hyperacuities
: greater than normal acuteness especially of a sense
specifically : visual acuity that is better than twenty-twenty compare grating acuity, stereoacuity, vernier acuity

hyperacuity

noun

as in supersensitivity

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • supersensitivity
  • hypersensitiveness
  • acuity
  • hypersensitivity
  • sensitivity
  • oversensitiveness
  • oversensitivity
  • sensitiveness
  • acuteness
  • perceptivity
  • perceptiveness
  • accuracy
  • sharpness
  • exactness
  • exactitude
  • keenness
  • fineness
  • delicacy
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