Acumens
keen insight; shrewdness:
remarkable ac-men in business matters.
noun
the ability to judge well; keen discernment; insight
n.
1530s, from latin ac-men “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, ac-minate, 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 ac-minate 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 ac-minated elevations, gradually attaining the size of small peas. essentials of diseases of the skin henry weightman stelwagon spire slightly produced, ac-minated; the whorls with a central indented line. zoological ill-strations, volume i […]
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- Acupoint
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- Acupuncture point
noun any of various places on the human body on a line of energy (called a meridian) into which an acupuncture needle can be inserted to exact a benefit; also called acupoint word origin 1932-34