English-Thai Dictionary

precise

ADJ จู้จี้  พิถีพิถัน  ระมัดระวัง  fastidious rigid ju-je

 

precise

ADJ แม่นยำ  แน่นอน  ถูกต้อง  เที่ยงตรง  accurate correct explicit mean-yam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRECISE

a.[L. proecisus, from proecido, to cut off; proe and coedo; literally, cut or pared away, that is, pared to smoothness or exactness. ] 1. Exact; nice; definite; having determinate limitations; not loose, vague, uncertain or equivocal; as precise rules of morality; precise directions for life and conduct.
The law in this point is precise.
For the hour precise
Exacts our parting.
2. Formal; superstitiously exact; excessively nice; punctilious in conduct or ceremony.

 

PRECISELY

adv. Exactly; nicely; accurately; in exact conformity to truth or to a model. The ideas are precisely expressed. The time of an eclipse may be precisely determined by calculation. When more of these orders than one are to be set in several stories, there must be an exquisite care to place the columns precisely one over another.
1. With excess of formality; with scrupulous exactness or punctiliousness in behavior or ceremony.

 

PRECISENESS

n.Exactness; rigid nicety; as the preciseness of words or expressions. I will distinguish the cases; though give me leave, in handling them, not to sever them with too much preciseness.
1. Excessive regard to forms or rules; rigid formality.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRECISE

Pre *cise ", a. Etym: [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise, p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae before + caedere to cut: cf. F. précis. Cf. Concise. ]

 

1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality. The law in this point is not precise. Bacon. For the hour precise Exacts our parting hence. Milton.

 

2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal; ceremonious. Addison. He was ever precise in promise-keeping. Shak.

 

Syn. -- Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous; punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See Accurate. -- Pre *cise "ly, adv. -- Pre *cise "ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

precise

pre cise |priˈsīs prəˈsaɪs | ▶adjective marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail: precise directions | I want as precise a time of death as I can get. • (of a person ) exact, accurate, and careful about details: the director was precise with his camera positions. • [ attrib. ] used to emphasize that one is referring to an exact and particular thing: at that precise moment the car stopped. PHRASES to be precise used to indicate that one is now giving more exact or detailed information: there were not many —five, to be precise. DERIVATIVES pre cise ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French prescis, from Latin praecis- ‘cut short, ’ from the verb praecidere, from prae ‘in advance ’ + caedere ‘to cut. ’

 

precisely

pre cise ly |priˈsīslē prəˈsaɪsli | ▶adverb in exact terms; without vagueness: the guidelines are precisely defined. • exactly (used to emphasize the complete accuracy or truth of a statement ): at 2:00 precisely, the phone rang | kids will love it precisely because it will irritate their parents. • used as a reply to assert emphatic agreement with or confirmation of a statement: “You mean it was a conspiracy? ” “Precisely. ”

 

Oxford Dictionary

precise

pre |cise |prɪˈsʌɪs | ▶adjective marked by exactness and accuracy of expression or detail: precise directions | I want as precise a time of death as I can get. • (of a person ) exact, accurate, and careful about details: the director was precise with his camera positions. • [ attrib. ] used to emphasize that one is referring to an exact and particular thing: at that precise moment the car stopped. DERIVATIVES preciseness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French prescis, from Latin praecis- ‘cut short ’, from the verb praecidere, from prae ‘in advance ’ + caedere ‘to cut ’.

 

precisely

pre |cise ¦ly |prɪˈsʌɪsli | ▶adverb in exact terms; without vagueness: the guidelines are precisely defined. • exactly (used to emphasize the complete accuracy or truth of a statement ): at 2.00 precisely, the phone rang | kids will love it precisely because it will irritate their parents. • used as a reply to confirm or agree with a previous statement: ‘You mean it was a conspiracy? ’ ‘Precisely. ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

precise

precise adjective 1 precise measurements: exact, accurate, correct, specific, detailed, explicit, unambiguous, definite. ANTONYMS inaccurate. 2 at that precise moment the car stopped: exact, particular, very, specific. 3 the attention to detail is very precise: meticulous, careful, exact, scrupulous, punctilious, conscientious, particular, methodical, strict, rigorous. ANTONYMS careless.

 

precisely

precisely adverb 1 at 2 o'clock precisely: exactly, sharp, promptly, prompt, dead on, on the stroke of; informal on the button, on the dot, on the nose. 2 precisely the kind of man I am looking for: exactly, absolutely, just, in all respects; informal to a T. 3 fertilization can be timed precisely: accurately, exactly; clearly, distinctly, strictly. 4 “So it's all done? ” “Precisely ”: yes, exactly, absolutely, (that's ) right, quite so, indubitably, definitely; informal you bet, I'll say.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

precise

precise adjective 1 precise measurements: exact, accurate, correct, error-free, pinpoint, specific, detailed, explicit, clear-cut, unambiguous, meticulous, close, strict, definite, particular, express; minute, faithful. ANTONYMS imprecise, inaccurate. 2 at that precise moment the car stopped: exact, particular, very, specific, actual, distinct. 3 the attention to detail is very precise: meticulous, careful, exact, scrupulous, punctilious, conscientious, particular, exacting, methodical, strict, rigorous; mathematical, scientific. ANTONYMS loose, careless. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD precise, accurate, exact See accurate . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

precisely

precisely adverb 1 at 2 o'clock precisely, the phone rang | she lives precisely in the centre of Canada: exactly, sharp, on the dot; promptly, prompt, dead (on ), on the stroke of …, on the dot of …; right, directly, squarely; informal bang (on ), spot on, smack, slap, slap bang, plumb; N. Amer. on the button, on the nose, smack dab. 2 Toby is precisely the kind of man I have been looking for: exactly, absolutely, just, in all respects, in every way, entirely, altogether; informal to a T. 3 fertilization can be timed precisely: accurately, exactly, carefully, to a nicety; clearly, distinctly, strictly. 4 ‘You mean it was a conspiracy? ’ ‘Precisely ’: yes, exactly, quite, absolutely, right, that's right, just so, quite so, indubitably, without a doubt, definitely; informal you bet, I'll say.

 

French Dictionary

précisément

précisément adv. adverbe 1 Avec précision. : Compter précisément. SYNONYME exactement ; justement ; rigoureusement . 2 Justement. : Il allait précisément sortir quand le téléphone sonna.

 

préciser

préciser v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Exprimer d ’une manière précise. : Préciser un projet, une somme. SYNONYME déterminer ; établir ; fixer . 2 Rendre clair. : Préciser une impression. verbe pronominal Devenir clair, distinct. : Les faits se sont précisés. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. La rumeur de la fermeture de l ’usine s ’est précisée. aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

precise

pre cise /prɪsáɪs /〖pre (前もって )cise (短く切る )〗(副 )precisely, (名 )precision 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈詳細 情報 数値などが 〉 (細部に至るまで )正確な ; 〈器具などが 〉精密な ▸ a precise location 正確な位置 ▸ precise measurement 正確な測定 .2 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗まさにその , ちょうどの ▸ at this precise moment まさにこの瞬間に .3 ｟時に非難して ｠〈人が 〉 «…の点で » きちょうめんな , 細かい , やかましい «about , in » .4 〈発音などが 〉明瞭 （めいりよう ）な .to be (m ò re ) prec í se (さらに )正確に言えば (!｟コーパス ｠文頭以外では, orや ―(ダッシュ )で言い換えられた語句の後に添えられる用法が多い ) .～ness 名詞

 

precisely

pre cise ly /prɪsáɪsli /→precise 副詞 more ～; most ～1 正確に , きちんと (!しばしば内容の重要性を暗示する ) ▸ at precisely five o'clock ≒ at five o'clock precisely きっかり5時に ▸ Explain precisely what has taken place .何があったのか正確に話してください ▸ or, more precisely , …もっと正確に言うと …2 まさに , ちょうど ▸ precisely because …まさに …が理由で ▸ precisely the same まったく同じ .3 ｟かたい話 ｠そのとおりです (!同意を示す返答で ) .