C1nounsciencetechnology
US/prɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
UK/prɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
the quality of being very exact and accurate
In context
Robots can cut metal with a precision that human workers cannot match.
The satellite must be placed in orbit with great precision.
Precision farming uses sensors to give each plant exactly the water it needs.
Words that go with precision
adjective + noun
- great precisionThe surgeon worked with great precision.
- high precisionAtomic clocks keep time with very high precision.
- military precisionThe launch was planned with military precision.
noun + noun
- precision engineeringGermany is famous for precision engineering.
- precision instrumentsThe lab uses precision instruments to measure tiny changes in temperature.
- pinpoint precisionThe drone can drop medical supplies with pinpoint precision.