precise

pre·cise  (pr-ss)

adj.

1. Clearly expressed or delineated; definite: The victim gave a precise description of the suspect.

2. Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct: a precise measurement; a precise instrument.

3. Strictly distinguished from others; very: at that precise moment.

4. Distinct and correct in sound or meaning: precise pronunciation; precise prose.

5. Conforming strictly to rule or proper form: "The setting up of this Maypole was a lamentable spectacle to the precise separatists that lived at New Plymouth" Thomas Morton.

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[Middle English, exact, from Old French precis, condensed, precisely fixed, from Latin praecsus, past participle of praecdere, to shorten : prae-, pre- + caedere, to cut; see ka-id- in Indo-European roots.]

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pre·ciseness n.

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precise

Adjective

1. particular or exact: this precise moment

2. strictly correct in amount or value: precise measurements

3. working with total accuracy: precise instruments

4. strict in observing rules or standards [Latin prae before + caedere to cut]

precisely adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	precise - sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" accurate - 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" distinct - easy to perceive; especially clearly outlined; "a distinct flavor"; "a distinct odor of turpentine"; "a distinct outline"; "the ship appeared as a distinct silhouette"; "distinct fingerprints" exact - marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact; "an exact mind"; "an exact copy"; "hit the exact center of the target" specific - (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident" imprecise - not precise; "imprecise astronomical observations"; "the terms he used were imprecise and emotional"
	2.	precise - (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement" accurate, exact correct, right - free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"

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precise

adjective 1. exact, specific, actual, particular, express, fixed, correct, absolute, accurate, explicit, definite, clear-cut, literal, unequivocal << OPPOSITE vague

adjective 2. strict, particular, exact, nice, formal, careful, stiff, rigid, meticulous, inflexible, scrupulous, fastidious, prim, puritanical, finicky, punctilious, ceremonious << OPPOSITE inexact

Translations

precise [prɪˈsaɪs] adj → preciso, exacto; [person] → escrupuloso

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precise [prɪˈsaɪs] adj → précis(e)

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precise [prɪˈsaɪs] adj → genau, präzise;

at 4 o'clock to be precise → um 4 Uhr, um genau zu sein

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precise [prɪˈsaɪs] adj → preciso/a