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To seek the timeless way we must first know the quality without a name. There is a central quality which is the root criterion of life and spirit in a man, a town, a building, or a wilderness. This quality is objective and precise, but it cannot be named.
Christopher Alexander

Meaning of "precise" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PRECISE

From French précis, from Latin praecīdere to curtail, from prae before + caedere to cut.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PRECISE

precise  [prɪˈsaɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRECISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Precise is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PRECISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of precise in the English dictionary

The first definition of precise in the dictionary is strictly correct in amount or value. Other definition of precise is designating a certain thing and no other; particular. Precise is also using or operating with total accuracy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRECISE


advice
ədˈvaɪs
concise
kənˈsaɪs
device
dɪˈvaɪs
dice
daɪs
ice
aɪs
imprecise
ˌɪmprɪˈsaɪs
merchandise
ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪs
mice
maɪs
nice
naɪs
overprecise
ˌəʊvəprɪˈsaɪs
paradise
ˈpærəˌdaɪs
price
praɪs
rice
raɪs
saice
saɪs
sice
saɪs
spice
spaɪs
syce
saɪs
twice
twaɪs
ultraprecise
ˌʌltrəprɪˈsaɪs
vice
vaɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRECISE

precipitator
precipitin
precipitinogen
precipitous
precipitously
precipitousness
precis
precisely
preciseness
precisian
precisianism
precisianist
precision
precision bombing
precision engineering
precision instrument
precision-made
precisionism
precisionist
precisive

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRECISE

boxercise
breathing exercise
circumcise
criticise
Customs and Excise
damage limitation exercise
Dancercise
depoliticise
excise
exercise
Graecise
incise
italicise
ostracise
physical exercise
politicise
postexercise
public relations exercise
publicise
sexercise

Synonyms and antonyms of precise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PRECISE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «precise» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of precise

Translation of «precise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRECISE

Find out the translation of precise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of precise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «precise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

精确的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

preciso
570 millions of speakers

English

precise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सटीक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بِالضَبْط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

точный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

preciso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যথাযথ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

précis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tepat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

präzise
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

正確な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정확한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tepat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chính xác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துல்லியமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तंतोतंत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kesin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

preciso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dokładny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

точний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

exact
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακριβής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

presiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

precis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nøyaktig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of precise

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECISE»

The term «precise» is very widely used and occupies the 8.632 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECISE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «precise» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «precise» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about precise

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10 QUOTES WITH «PRECISE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word precise.
1
Franklin Pierce Adams
There must be a day or two in a man's life when he is the precise age for something important.
2
Theodor Adorno
Technology is making gestures precise and brutal, and with them men.
3
Christopher Alexander
To seek the timeless way we must first know the quality without a name. There is a central quality which is the root criterion of life and spirit in a man, a town, a building, or a wilderness. This quality is objective and precise, but it cannot be named.
4
Roberto Azevedo
At the WTO, it's never a general surgery. It's always a very specific, clinical, precise surgery - and you can't miss the target. If you miss the target, you kill the patient. It's as simple as that.
5
Julian Baggini
The mark of a mature, psychologically healthy mind is indeed the ability to live with uncertainty and ambiguity, but only as much as there really is. Uncertainty is no virtue when the facts are clear, and ambiguity is mere obfuscation when more precise terms are applicable.
6
Robert Ballard
There's a long list of technologies that have now made it possible to carry out very precise search efforts in the deep sea.
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Ahmed Ben Bella
With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom. At that precise moment, several countries were still colonised or had barely overcome colonisation. This was the case in practically all of Africa. We supported them.
8
Ben Bradlee
Sure, some journalists use anonymous sources just because they're lazy and I think editors ought to insist on more precise identification even if they remain anonymous.
9
Andrew Coyle Bradley
Shakespeare very rarely makes the least attempt to surprise by his catastrophes. They are felt to be inevitable, though the precise way in which they will be brought about is not, of course, foreseen.
10
Henri Cartier-Bresson
To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRECISE»

Discover the use of precise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to precise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Introduction to Precise Numerical Methods
This book explains how precise numerical analysis is constructed. The book also provides exercises which illustrate points from the text and references for the methods presented.
Oliver Aberth, 2007
2
Ear Acupuncture: A Precise Pocket Atlas Based on the Works ...
Praise for the First Edition:This book is an excellent reference for acupuncturists.
Beate Strittmatter, 2011
3
Statistical Methods for Non-Precise Data
Anyone who understands elementary statistical methods and simple stochastic models will be able to use this book to understand and work with non-precise data.
Reinhard Viertl, 1995
4
Precise Numerical Methods Using C++
This book explains how precise numerical analysis is constructed with C++.
Oliver Aberth, 1998
5
Microlocal Analysis and Precise Spectral Asymptotics
Devoted to the methods of microlocal analysis applied to spectral asymptotics with accurate remainder estimates, this long awaited book develops the very powerful machinery of local and microlocal semiclassical spectral asymptotics, as well ...
Victor Ivrii, 1998
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The Wonderful World of Relativity: A Precise Guide for the ...
This book provides a lively and visual introduction to Einstein's theory of relativity.
Andrew Steane, 2011
7
20 Days to the Top: How the PRECISE Selling Formula Will ...
The most popular new sales program!
Brian Sullivan, 2005
8
Mechanics and Physics of Precise Vacuum Mechanisms
In this book the Russian expertise in the field of the design of precise vacuum mechanics is summarized.
‎2009
9
Clear and Precise: Writing Skills for Today's Lawyer
The release of the first edition of this manual was one element of a campaign by the Queensland Law Society Plain English Committee to promote clear, precise and effective communication at all levels in the legal community.
Roslyn Macdonald, Deborah Clark-Dickson, 2010
10
Illusion is more precise than precision: the poetry of ...
Erickson examines the work of Marianne Moore in order to provide some consistently successful strategies for understanding her poetry.
Darlene Williams Erickson, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRECISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term precise is used in the context of the following news items.
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A precise way to oil the wheels of government
Chris Froome's victory in the Tour de France is not just a triumph of man and machine over mountains, it is also a victory for the philosophy ... «The Times, Jul 15»
2
The Precise Science Behind Military Recruiting Centers
Army Captain Kellam Carmody discusses a recruit's aptitiude test with Army recuriter Kevin Mitchell at the Army Career Center in Tukwila, ... «WUNC, Jul 15»
3
The Free BodyWeight Planner Calculator is Probably the Most …
... which some experts are claiming could be the most scientifically precise yet. The Body Weight Planner uses a model informed by the latest ... «Lifehacker UK, Jul 15»
4
How fast and accurate automation equipment produces a precise
How fast and accurate automation equipment produces a precise Swiss watch. Faster palletizing with a delta robot. By Rolf Wirz, Amax ... «Control Design, Jul 15»
5
Band Saw Delivers Repeatable, Precise Cuts
This enables repeatable, precise cuts. The saw uses an infinitely variable speed control (60-360 fpm) with mitering capability ranging to 45 degrees left and 60 ... «Modern Machine Shop, Jul 15»
6
All sexually-active gals precise in bid to beat spina bifida – News
A campaign to encourage many sexually-active ladies in Ireland to consider folic acid has-been introduced. Under one in several ladies took ... «Observer News, Jul 15»
7
New 'DNA origami' program allows researchers to make precise
The technique has been called 'DNA origami because of the way researchers can now fold DNA into precise structures. The premise behind ... «Youth Independent News, Jul 15»
8
Margery Allingham: 'A thriller is as precise as a sonnet'
In a review in Time & Tide in 1940, she wrote: “the thriller proper is a work of art as delicate and precise as a sonnet”. She knew what she was ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Ruth review: Dance troupe present precise depiction of power struggle
Ruth review: Dance troupe present precise depiction of power struggle. Dance. Date: July 26, 2015 - 2:49PM. (3); Read later ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
10
Renesas Li-Ion Fuel Gauge IC Delivers Precise Control
Preserving battery life and reducing the burden on batteries are major challenges in the current connected mobile devices. However, Renesas ... «IHS Electronics360, Jul 15»

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