ac·cu·rate (?k?y?r-?t)adj.1. Conforming exactly to fact; errorless.2. Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits from a standard.3. Capable of providing a correct reading or measurement: an accurate scale.4. Acting or performing with care and precision; meticulous: an accurate proofreader.[Latin acc?r?tus, done with care, past participle of acc?r?re, to do with care : ad-, ad- + c?r?re, to care for (from c?ra, care; see cure).]ac?cu·rate·ly adv.ac?cu·rate·ness n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.accurate (?ækj?r?t) adj1. faithfully representing or describing the truth2. showing a negligible or permissible deviation from a standard: an accurate ruler. 3. without error; precise; meticulous4. (Mathematics) maths a. (to n significant digits) representing the first n digits of the given number starting with the first nonzero digit, but approximating to the nearest digit in the final position: since ? = 3.14159?, the approximation 3.1416 is accurate to 5 significant digits.. b. (to n decimal places) giving the first n digits after the decimal point without further approximation: ? = 3.1415 is in this sense accurate to 4 decimal places. [C16: from Latin acc?r?tus, past participle of acc?r?re to perform with care, from c?ra care] ?accurately adv ?accurateness nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ac?cu?rate (?æk y?r ?t) adj. 1. free from error; conforming to truth: an accurate description. 2. consistent with a standard, rule, or model: an accurate scale. 3. not making mistakes; carefully precise; meticulous: an accurate typist. [1605?15;