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How to pronounce accurate in English?

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Synonyms exact, precise
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an accurate reproduction.
the accounting was accurate.
accurate measurements.
an accurate scale.

Examples of accurate

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I'm sure you're hung up on the fact that the movie wasn't historically accurate.
From the orlandosentinel.com
He said he trusts Hungary is disseminating accurate information about the spill.
From the cnn.com
This is one of the most accurate measurements of the mass of a neutrino to date.
From the sciencedaily.com
He doesn't have fast hands, but is accurate and throws himself into every punch.
From the expressandstar.com
That projection is accurate, but it's uncertain that he will collect $1 million.
From the kentucky.com
The overall impression is of a chronicler at pains to be both fair and accurate.
From the guardian.co.uk
Actually, it's probably more accurate to say that it's ringing in a new old era.
From the sfgate.com
So the charts paint the most accurate pictures possible with the data available.
From the theatlantic.com
Communicates accurate status and escalates issues to manager in a timely manner.
From the jobview.monster.com
More examples
  • Conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"
  • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"
  • (accurately) with few mistakes; "he works very accurately"
  • (accuracy) the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth of my account"
  • (accuracy) (mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accuracy"
  • In the fields of science, engineering, industry and statistics, the accuracy of a measurement system is the degree of closeness of measurements of a quantity to its actual (true) value. ...
  • 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. ...
  • (Accuracy (firearms)) Accurizing is the process of improving the accuracy of a firearm or airgun.
  • (Accuracy (song)) Three Imaginary Boys is English rock band The Cure's debut album, released in May 1979 by Fiction Records. It was later released in the United States with a slightly different song line-up as Boys Don't Cry.