English[]
Etymology[]
From Latin accūrātus, perfect past participle of accūrō (“‘take care of’”); from ad- (“‘to, towards, at’”) + cūrō (“‘take care’”), from cūra (“‘care’”). See cure.
Pronunciation[]
Adjective[]
Accurate (comparative {{{1}}}, superlative {{{2}}})
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- 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.
- Template:RQ:Schuster Hepaticae V
- For more than 90% of the figures (mostly drawn during 1976-1990), either a scale, or the given magnification, will allow the user to derive accurate measurements, even when these are lacking in the diagnosis.
- Template:RQ:Schuster Hepaticae V
- (obsolete) Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.
- Bacon
- Those conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below.
- Bacon
Usage notes[]
- We speak of a thing as correct with reference to some rule or standard of comparison; as, a correct account, a correct likeness, a man of correct deportment.
- We speak of a thing as accurate with reference to the care bestowed upon its execution, and the increased correctness to be expected therefrom; as, an accurate statement, an accurate detail of particulars.
- We speak of a thing as exact with reference to that perfected state of a thing in which there is no defect and no redundancy; as, an exact coincidence, the exact truth, an exact likeness.
- We speak of a thing as precise when we think of it as strictly conformed to some rule or model, as if cut down thereto; as a precise conformity instructions; precisely right; he was very precise in giving his directions.
Synonyms[]
- correct
- exact
- just
- nice
- particular
Antonyms[]
Derived terms[]
- accuracy
- accurately
Translations[]
exact or careful conformity to truth
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Anagrams[]
- aaccertu, carucate
Dutch[]
Adjective[]
accurate
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Italian[]
Adjective[]
Accurate (feminine plural)
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Anagrams[]
- aaccertu, cacature
Latin[]
Etymology[]
From accūrātus (“‘elaborate, exact’”)
Adverb[]
accūrātē (comparative accūrātius, superlative accūrātissimē)
- carefully, precisely, exactly
Related terms[]
- accūrātiō
- accūrātus
- accūrō
References[]
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
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