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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of accurare 'to take care of', from ad- 'to' + cura 'care' |
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ac‧cu‧rate S2 W3
1 correct and true in every detail [≠ inaccurate]: 
The brochure tries to give a fair and accurate description of each hotel.
information
The brochure tries to give a fair and accurate description of each hotel. fairly/reasonably accurate Police believe Derek gave a reasonably accurate account of what happened.
Police believe Derek gave a reasonably accurate account of what happened. not strictly/entirely/completely accurate The evidence she gave to the court was not strictly accurate (=not exactly accurate).
The evidence she gave to the court was not strictly accurate (=not exactly accurate).2 measured or calculated correctly [≠ inaccurate]: It is difficult to get accurate figures on population numbers.
measurement
It is difficult to get accurate figures on population numbers.3 a machine that is accurate is able to do something in an exact way without making a mistake : The cutter is accurate to within ½ a millimetre.
machine
The cutter is accurate to within ½ a millimetre.4 an accurate shot, throw etc succeeds in hitting or reaching the thing that it is intended to hit : an accurate shot accurate bowling
well-aimed
an accurate shotaccurate bowling —accurately adverb: It's impossible to predict the weather accurately.
It's impossible to predict the weather accurately.