accurate
adjective
- object is capable of reaching an exact target with little margin of error, usually with high precision expected
- object or understanding adheres to a specification with little margin of error
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈak.jʊ.ɹɪt/ / /ˈak.jə.ɹɪt/ / /-ət/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys-der. Proto-Italic *kʷoizā Latin cūra Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cūrō Latin accūrō Latin accūrātusbor. English accurate Borrowed from Latin accūrātus, perfect passive participle of accūrō (“to take care of”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + cūrō (“care for”). First attested in 1610. Compare English cure.
- Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
“an accurate calculator”
“an accurate measure”
- Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.
“My horoscopes I read last week were surprisingly accurate.”
- On course to hit, or successful in hitting, a target; well-aimed.
“an accurate pass”
“an accurate shot”
- Capable of consistently hitting a target, especially using some weapon or tool.
“an accurate marksman”
“an accurate shooter”
- Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.
“for that is the fume of those, that conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below, than indeed they have”