naturaladjective(MUSIC)

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Notes of the musical scale
B, b
blue note
C, c
D, d
doh
flat
la
lah
major
mi
middle C
minor
natural
ray
re
register
run
semitone
soh
sol
sharp
noun[ C ]
uk /ʃɑːp/ us /ʃɑːrp/

sharpnoun[C] (MUSIC)

(a symbol for) a note that is a semitone higher than the stated note升半音;升半音号

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Notes of the musical scale
B, b
blue note
C, c
D, d
doh
flat
la
lah
major
mi
middle C
minor
natural
ray
re
register
run
semitone
soh
sol

sharpnoun[C] (MEDICAL)

[ usually plural ] medical specialized
a small piece of equipment, such as a needle, that has a sharp point or edge:
The safe disposal of sharps is very important.
Medical providers were required to convert to safer sharps by April 16.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Medical & surgical equipment
AED
ampoule
arthroscope
aspirator
balloon catheter
bioengineer
catheter
EKG
endoscopic
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
face mask
FDG
first aid kit
magnetic resonance imaging
stent
stenting
syringe driver
thermal blanket
tomography
ventilator

sharp | American Dictionary

sharp
adjective[ -er/-est only ]
us/ʃɑrp/

sharpadjective[-er/-est only] (ABLE TO CUT)

having a thin edge or point that can cut something:
a sharp blade/knife
She put a sharp point on the pencil.

sharpadjective[-er/-est only] (SUDDEN)

sudden and immediately noticeable:
a sharp drop in temperature
a sharp increase in prices
There’s a sharp curve in the road up ahead.

sharpadjective[-er/-est only] (STRONGLY FELT)

strongly felt:
As he leaned over, he felt a sudden, sharp pain in his lower back.
This sauce is pretty sharp (= It has a strong taste).

sharpadjective[-er/-est only] (SEVERE)

intended to be strong enough to be felt as painful:
The candidate delivered a sharp attack on her opponent’s voting record.
Leonard has a sharp tongue (= often speaks in a severe and critical way).

sharpadjective[-er/-est only] (CLEAR)

easy to see or understand; clear:
High-definition television produces a very sharp picture.
Sales this month were up, in sharp contrast to the dismal sales of the last few months.

sharpadjective[-er/-est only] (QUICK)

able to understand or see quickly and easily:
She has a really sharp mind and a great sense of humor.

sharpadjective[-er/-est only] (FASHIONABLE)

infml
fashionable:
a sharp dresser

sharpness

noun[ U ]us/ˈʃɑrp·nəs/
sharp
adjective, adverb[ -er/-est only ]
us/ʃɑrp/

sharpadjective, adverb[-er/-est only] (MUSIC)

music
higher in pitch than a particular note or the correct note
sharp
adverb[ not gradable ]
us/ʃɑrp/

sharpadverb[not gradable] (EXACTLY)

exactly at the stated time:
The tour bus will leave at 8:30 a.m. sharp.
sharp
noun[ C ]
us/ʃɑrp/

sharpnoun[C] (MUSIC)

music
a mark in written music showing that a note should be played a half step higher

sharp | Business English

sharp
adjective
uk /ʃɑːp/us
a sharp change is sudden and very noticeable:
a sharp rise/increase in sthAnalysts expect a sharp rise in core inflation to 2.7%.
The decision is likely to mean a sharp increase in regulatory fees paid by companies registered as sponsors.
a sharp drop/decline/fall in sthThere has been a sharp decline in the standard of living.
Builders faced a sharp drop in construction spending in November.
showing intelligence and excellent judgement:
The two are very sharp businessmen who have seen their property business move from handling small-scale office developments to schemes totaling €800 million.
She is known in the media as a sharp and incisive thinker.
sharp language is severe and angry:
The CEO's proposals came in for some sharp criticism.
be sharp with sbHe was sharp with me when I asked him to help.
Gomez's business practices came under sharp attack at the Senate hearing.
 in sharp contrast (to sth)
in a way that is clearly recognized as different to something else:
Sales were particularly strong last month, in sharp contrast to its main competitors.

Examples of sharp

sharp
Electrons are used in the mapping instead of ions because of their smaller g yroradius; thus they provide sharper images.
Second, post-harvest and pre-harvest underweight exhibited sharper seasonal patterns.
I was also delighted to find a satisfactory increase in legibility through a sharper type face and daring use of blacker ink!
Among the poor, class solidarity overrode race hierarchies that were sharper among the elite, but both shared a very patriarchal view of women.
In game two the players again determine who plays with sharps and who plays with flats.
Our proofs are more elementary than other proofs in the literature, and our results are sharper.
The sharper control over female conduct reduced their option to enter the public sphere, where most crimes were detected.
Worth mentioning in this respect are corporate tax reform, sharper cuts in social expenditures, and the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector.
Looking across the objective class indicators, the sharpest decline in intergenerational similarity occurred with regard to union membership.
The contrast with the voluntary sector managers could hardly be sharper.
Adults make sharper distinctions, which is shown by the higher number of significant differences between the various verbal forms.
Safety features were present in 8.9 % of all sharps implicated in a reported percutaneous incident, most commonly intravenous needles and butterfly needles.
Had this been addressed earlier in the text, the overall analysis would have been sharper.
Having sharper bounds on the convergence of equilibrium trajectories can help to design better computational algorithms, such as value iteration and policy improvement techniques.
A specific example may help to bring this issue into sharper focus.
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