Acumens
keen insight; shrewdness:
remarkable acumen in business matters.
noun
the ability to judge well; keen discernment; insight
n.
1530s, from Latin acumen “a point, sting,” hence “mental sharpness, shrewdness,” from acuere “to sharpen” (see acuity).
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Botany, Zoology. pointed; tapering to a point. to make sharp or keen. Historical Examples Pinnæ lanceolate, acuminate, the lowest pair deflexed and standing forward; cut into oblong, obtuse segments. The Fern Lover’s Companion George Henry Tilton Anterior surface of cell studded with minute acuminate papillae; posterior surface smooth, sometimes spotted. Narrative Of The Voyage Of […]
- Acuminated
Botany, Zoology. pointed; tapering to a point. to make sharp or keen. Historical Examples The lesions begin as pin-head, waxy-looking, rounded or acuminated elevations, gradually attaining the size of small peas. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Henry Weightman Stelwagon Spire slightly produced, acuminated; the whorls with a central indented line. Zoological Illustrations, Volume I […]
- Acuminous
keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters. noun the ability to judge well; keen discernment; insight n. 1530s, from Latin acumen “a point, sting,” hence “mental sharpness, shrewdness,” from acuere “to sharpen” (see acuity).
- Acupoint
noun any of the specific points on the body where a needle is inserted in acupuncture or pressure is applied in acupressure noun short for acupuncture point, a specific point on the surface of the body located on a meridian (line of energy flow) into which an acupuncture needle may be inserted for treatment See […]
- Acupressure
a type of massage in which finger on the specific bodily sites described in therapy is used to promote healing, alleviate fatigue, etc. Medicine/Medical. a procedure for stopping blood flow from an injured blood vessel. Contemporary Examples Elastic bracelets—with brads to place just so in an acupressure spot on the inner wrist purported to reduce […]