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acutance

American

[uh-kyoot-ns] / əˈkjut ns /

noun

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

acutance British

/ əˈkjuːtəns /

noun

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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