That which has a point is classified as sharp.
Acute is an adjective that has more than a dozen meanings, according to what can be seen in the dictionary prepared by the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ). The first of these meanings refers to that which has a point or edge . For example: “Reaching the top of said mountain is very difficult due to its sharp peak.”
It should be noted that the etymological origin of the concept is found in the Latin acutus-a-um , which is the participle of the verb acuere (a verb that can be translated as “to make pointed” ).
Different meanings of acute
The notion of acute is also used to describe the developed sense or alertness : “I always had a keen ear: I am able to hear when a pin falls to the ground,” “Thanks to its acute vision, this animal can detect prey at hundreds of meters,” “I need everyone to be on alert and with their senses sharp to detect any abnormality.”
Sharp, on the other hand, is something or someone timely, sagacious or witty : “Edgar Allan Poe always seemed to me to be a very sharp writer, capable of generating emotions with each of his lines,” “The president dedicated a sharp message to the opposition leader.” ” .
When the adjective qualifies an illness or pain , it refers to its intensity , its severity or its short duration : “The actor recovers after suffering an acute heart attack while playing soccer with his friends,” “Due to an acute case of pharyngitis.” , the singer had to cancel his concert tonight.”
A type of sound and word
High-pitched sounds , on the other hand, have a high frequency of vibrations, unlike those that are classified as low-pitched . High-pitched sounds, in this way, occupy the highest ranges of the audible spectrum.
In the field of phonetics , acute words are those with an accent on their last syllable (such as “song” or “matrix” ).
An acute angle measures more than 0º and less than 90º.
Acute angle
Within the field of mathematics and geometry , the term acute is also used very frequently.
In its case it is used to refer to a specific type of angle . More precisely, we can say that the acute angle is the one formed by two rays with an amplitude greater than 0º and less than 90º.
a denomination
In the same way, we cannot forget that Agudo is also the name of a town in the province of Ciudad Real ( Castilla la Mancha ), in Spain . It is a municipality , belonging to the Alcudia Valley , which has about 13,000 inhabitants and has as places of tourist interest both the Hermitage of the Virgen de la Estrella , which dates back to the 14th century , and the Casa del Comendador , from the 16th century. , or the Church of San Benito Abad . The latter temple also has its origins in the 16th century .
Likewise in Brazil , specifically in Rio Grande do Sul , there is also a municipality called Agudo . It has about 17,000 residents, is located 83 meters above sea level, is located in the south of the country and is considered to have German origin.