Noun: acuity u'kyoo-u-tee
- Sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
"Her visual acuity was excellent, allowing her to read even the smallest letters on the eye chart";
- visual acuity, sharp-sightedness
- A quick and penetrating intelligence
"he argued with great acuity";
- acuteness, sharpness, keenness
Derived forms: acuities
Type of: intelligence, sight, vision, visual modality, visual sense
Encyclopedia: Acuity