ac·cu·rate
Pronounced:
/ˈækjərət/
Function:
adjectiveMeaning:
[more ac*cu*rate; most ac*cu*rate] 1 : free from mistakes or errors ▪ The model is accurate down to the tiniest details. ▪ an accurate account/record/report/description ▪ Her novel is historically accurate. ▪ He needed a more accurate [=precise] term to describe the procedure. ▪ an accurate throw/shot [=a throw/shot that does not miss its target] —opposite inaccurate
2 : able to produce results that are correct : not making mistakes ▪ an accurate reporter ▪ an accurate measuring device ▪ The machines were not yet accurate enough to give useful results. —opposite inaccurate
2 : able to produce results that are correct : not making mistakes ▪ an accurate reporter ▪ an accurate measuring device ▪ The machines were not yet accurate enough to give useful results. —opposite inaccurate
—ac·cu·rate·ly adverb ▪ It is very difficult to accurately predict the weather. ▪ The book's title does not accurately reflect its subject.