precisionnoun [ U ]
uk/prɪˈsɪʒ.ən/us/prəˈsɪʒ.ən/precision noun [ U ] (EXACT)
the quality of being exact:
Great precision is required to align the mirrors accurately.
Precision bombing was used to destroy enemy airbases and armaments factories.
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Accurate and exact
- accuracy
- accurate
- aright
- authoritative
- bang
- be bang on idiom
- exact
- exactly
- flat
- in so many words idiom
- infallible
- infallibly
- letter-perfect
- literal
- technically
- to the day idiom
- to the letter idiom
- truly
- unerring
- verbatim
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precision noun [ U ] (CAREFUL)
approving the qualities of being careful and accurate:
His books are a pleasure to read because he writes with such clarity and precision.
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Accurate and exact
- accuracy
- accurate
- aright
- authoritative
- bang
- be bang on idiom
- exact
- exactly
- flat
- in so many words idiom
- infallible
- infallibly
- letter-perfect
- literal
- technically
- to the day idiom
- to the letter idiom
- truly
- unerring
- verbatim
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