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approximate
/əˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/
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What does approximate mean?
adjective
- Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
- Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
- Drawn close together, but not united.
More meanings (4)
verb
- To estimate.
- To come near to; to approach.
- To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
noun
- (rare) An approximate result or quantity.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈpɹɑk.sə.mət/
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Other dictionary pronunciations
/əˈpɹɑk.sɪ.mət//əˈpɹɑk.sə.meɪt/
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The actual size of the earth and the angle of its axis with the ecliptic have been measured with approximate accuracy.
I think an examination of these will give an approximate age to these mountains, as compared to the strata of Europe.
More book examples (3)
Each Party shall limit any fees for processing applications for temporary entry of business persons to the approximate cost of services rendered.
Hysteria, I had almost said fortunately, is nowadays so widespread that everybody has some approximate knowledge of how it affects its victims.
We should find an approximate image in the case of the saucepan, whose lid is raised by the boiling of its contents.