HyperDic: accurate

English > 2 senses of the word accurate:
ADJECTIVEallaccurateconforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy
allaccurate, exact, precise(of ideas, images, representations / representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
accurate > pronunciation
Soundsae'kyeraht
Rhymesabbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...
English > accurate: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningconforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy.
Examples
  • "an accurate reproduction"
  • "the accounting was accurate"
  • "accurate measurements"
  • "an accurate scale"
Attribute ofaccuracy, truthThe quality of being near to the true value
Narrowerclose, faithfulmarked by fidelity to an original
dead-onaccurate and to the point
high-fidelity, hi-fiCharacterized by minimal distortion in sound reproduction
straightIn keeping with the facts
surgicalPerformed with great precision
true, dead on targetaccurately placed or thrown
veracious, rightprecisely accurate
See alsocorrect, rightFree from error
exactmarked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact
precisesharply exact or accurate or delimited
Oppositeinaccuratenot exact
Spanishexacto, justo, preciso
Catalanexacte, precís
Adverbsaccuratelywith few mistakes
English > accurate: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning(of ideas, images, representations / representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct.
Synonymsexact, precise
Broadercorrect, rightFree from error
Spanishclavado, exacta, exacto, perfecto, precisa, preciso
Catalanclavat, exacte, perfecte, precís
Adverbsaccuratelystrictly correctly

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