"précision" meaning in French

See précision in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pʁe.si.zjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-précision.wav Forms: précisions [plural]
Etymology: First attested in 1380 as Middle French precision (“cutting off”), borrowed from Latin praecīsiōnem (“cutting off”). Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*preh₂-|*kh₂eyd-}}, {{inh|fr|frm|precision|t=cutting off}} Middle French precision (“cutting off”), {{bor|fr|la|praecīsiō|praecīsiōnem|t=cutting off}} Latin praecīsiōnem (“cutting off”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} précision f (plural précisions)
  1. precision [from 1606] Tags: feminine Synonyms: exactitude, justesse
    Sense id: en-précision-fr-noun-4~y28h6y Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. detail(s); supplementary information for clarification [from 1682] Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-précision-fr-noun-IxYqvhCz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: précis, préciser

Inflected forms

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