New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Accurate — Ac cu*rate, a. [L. accuratus, p. p. and a., fr. accurare to take care of; ad + curare to take care, cura care. See {Cure}.] 1. In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ACCURATE — (A Center for Correct, Usable, Reliable, Auditable, and Transparent Elections) was established in 2005 by a group of computer scientists, psychologists and policy experts to address problems with electronic voting. The NSF funded organization… … Wikipedia
accurate — UK US /ˈækjərət/ adjective ► correct and without any mistakes: accurate data/details/information »Internet communication instantly provides timely and accurate data for evaluating investment opportunities. »The aim at all times is to have an… … Financial and business terms
accurate — [adj1] precise authentic, careful, close, concrete, correct, defined, definite, deft, detailed, discriminating, discriminative, distinct, exact, explicit, factual, faithful, genuine, judicious, just, literal, matter of fact, methodical,… … New thesaurus
accurate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) correct in all details. 2) capable of or successful in reaching the intended target. DERIVATIVES accuracy noun accurately adverb. USAGE On the distinction between accurate and precise, see the note at … English terms dictionary
accurate — [ak′yə rət] adj. [L accuratus, pp. of accurare < ad , to + curare, to take care < cura, care: see CURE] 1. careful and exact 2. free from mistakes or errors; precise 3. adhering closely to a standard [an accurate thermometer] SYN. CORRECT… … English World dictionary
accurate — I adjective actual, authentic, bona fide, careful, clear cut, conscientious, correct, defect free, dependable, direct, errorless, exact, executed with care, explicit, factual, faithful, faultless, free of error, genuine, inerrant, literal,… … Law dictionary
accurate — (adj.) 1610s, done with care, from L. accuratus prepared with care, exact, elaborate, pp. of accurare take care of, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + curare take care of (see CURE (Cf. cure)). The notion of doing something carefully led to that of… … Etymology dictionary
accurate — *correct, exact, precise, nice, right Analogous words: true, veracious (see corresponding nouns at TRUTH): *impeccable, errorless, flawless, faultless: punctilious, meticulous, *careful Antonyms: inaccurate Contrasted words: *careless, heedles … New Dictionary of Synonyms
accurate — [[t]æ̱kjʊrət[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED Accurate information, measurements, and statistics are correct to a very detailed level. An accurate instrument is able to give you information of this kind. Police have stressed that this is the most accurate… … English dictionary
accurate — 01. I m not sure of the time; my watch doesn t seem to be very [accurate]. 02. The witness gave an [accurate] description of the criminal she even knew his eye color! 03. It was hard to get an [accurate] count of the number of people in the room… … Grammatical examples in English
