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acutance

American  
[uh-kyoot-ns] / əˈkyut ns /

noun

  1. a measure of the sharpness with which a film can reproduce the edge of an object.

acutance British  
/ əˈkjuːtəns /

noun

  1. a physical rather than subjective measure of the sharpness of a photographic image

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Etymology

Origin of acutance

acute + -ance

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