pre·ci·sion·ism \ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ izəm\noun (-s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology:precision (I) + -ism : a style of American painting of the 1920s and 1930s characterized by abstracted form, crisp contour, and static composition and usually depicting industrial or architectural subject matter • precisionistnoun or adjective , often capitalized