superacute1
/ˌsuːp(ə)rəˈkjuːt/ /ˌsjuːp(ə)rəˈkjuːt/Early Music. Now historical
noun
A note lying in the register above the acute register; the range or register containing these notes.
Origin
Early 16th century; earliest use found in Treatise Enformacione & Musyke. From post-classical Latin superacuta, use as noun (short for nota superacuta superacute note) of feminine of superacutus from classical Latin super- + acūtus.
superacute2
/ˌsuːp(ə)rəˈkjuːt/ /ˌsjuːp(ə)rəˈkjuːt/adjective
1Very or excessively acute.
2 Early Music. Of a note: lying in the register above the acute register. Compare superacute. Now historical.
- In early use as postpositive..
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Vincent Alsop (bap. 1630, d. 1703), clergyman and ejected minister. From super- + acute.
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