Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperacuity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-acu-ity
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

sensory performance finer than the receptor grain

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Acuity and hyperacuity are now used as the terms applied to the limits, respectively, of resolution and localization."

Etymology

From hyper- + acuity.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyperacuities (plural)

Questions

What does hyperacuity mean?: sensory performance finer than the receptor grain
Where does hyperacuity come from?: From hyper- + acuity.

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