Definition Definition

accurate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'accurate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Accurate [ a.]
- In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc.
- Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.

Meaning of 'accurate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . accurate [ a]
Meaning (1):
- conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
Example in sentence:
  • accurate measurements;
  • an accurate reproduction;
  • an accurate scale;
  • the accounting was accurate
2 . accurate [ s]
Meaning (2):
- (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct
Example in sentence:
  • a precise image;
  • a precise measurement

Nearby Words:

accadian accede acceded accedence acceder acceding accelerando accelerate accelerated accelerating

See 'accurate' also in:

Dictionary.com Google Translator Wikipedia.com Merriam Webster

Categories

Browse Dictionary