Accurate vs Steady - What's the difference?
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In exact or careful conformity to truth; the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate'' calculator; an ''accurate'' measure; ''accurate expression, knowledge, etc.
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Deviating only slightly or within acceptable limits.
(obsolete) Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful.
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Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
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*Sir (Philip Sidney) (1554-1586)
*:Their feet steady , their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute.
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*:But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ΒΆ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window,.
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*:Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile?; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
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Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
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Regular and even.
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Slow.
To stabilize something; to prevent from shaking.
(informal) A regular customer.
* 2013 , Sheila Foster, Soho Whore
Accurate is a related term of steady.
As adjectives the difference between accurate and steady
is that accurate is in exact or careful conformity to truth; the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate'' calculator; an ''accurate'' measure; ''accurate expression, knowledge, etc while steady is firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.As a verb steady is
to stabilize something; to prevent from shaking.As a noun steady is
(informal) a regular customer.accurate
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Adjective
(en-adj)- For more than 90% of the figures (mostly drawn during 1976-1990), either a scale, or the given magnification, will allow the user to derive accurate measurements, even when these are lacking in the diagnosis.
- Those conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below.
Usage notes
* We speak of a thing as correct' with reference to some rule or standard of comparison; as, a '''correct''' account, a '''correct''' likeness, a man of ' correct deportment. * We speak of a thing as accurate' with reference to the care bestowed upon its execution, and the increased correctness to be expected therefrom; as, an '''accurate''' statement, an ' accurate detail of particulars. * We speak of a thing as exact' with reference to that perfected state of a thing in which there is no defect and no redundancy; as, an '''exact''' coincidence, the '''exact''' truth, an ' exact likeness. * We speak of a thing as precise' when we think of it as strictly conformed to some rule or model, as if ''cut down'' thereto; as a '''precise''' conformity instructions; '''precisely''' right; he was very ' precise in giving his directions.Synonyms
* correct * exact * just * nice * particularAntonyms
* inaccurateDerived terms
* accuracy * accuratelyAnagrams
* ----steady
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Alternative forms
*Adjective
(er)Antonyms
* unsteadyDerived terms
* go steady * going steady * * rock-steady * steadily * steadiness * steady as she goes * steady on * steady stateVerb
Noun
(steadies)- Some of my steadies wanted me to go out with them on a date. Occasionally I let one of them take me to a film or out for a meal.