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US
/əˈpɹɑksəˌmeɪt, əˈpɹɑksəmət/
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VERB
-
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds -
be close or similar
Her results approximate my own
ADJECTIVE
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located close together
with heads close together
approximate leaves grow together but are not united -
not quite exact or correct
a ballpark estimate
the approximate time was 10 o'clock
a rough guess -
very close in resemblance
sketched in an approximate likeness
a near likeness
How To Use approximate In A Sentence
- The formation of coral terraces is interpreted as the product of approximately uniform long-term uplift superimposed on eustatic changes in sea level.
- According to the EPA, fish at the top of the aquatic food chain bioaccumulate methylmercury to a level approximately 1 million to 10 million times greater than dissolved concentrations found in surrounding waters. Field and Stream Report: The Truth about Mercury and the Fish You Eat
- Desiccated liver is approximately 80% protein and is easily broken down and absorbed by the stomach.
- The former seems more likely in that the emergence of bichrome pottery is dated to approximately 1550 B.C., or roughtly four centuries prior to the documented arrival of the Peleset ( "Sea-people"). CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
- They drifted into the control room and floated above the sensor-generated hologram of the “herd. †The “herd†consisted of approximately 3,000 mountain-sized blocks of ice that once were comet 2P/Encke. 365 tomorrows » 2006 » September : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
- The conservatory measures approximately 13ft x 16ft.
- All birds were hatched in incubators and kept in brooders until approximately 7 weeks of age, at which time they were moved to 5 x 7 x 4 m outdoor flight pens.
- When equipped with the full unit, a patient sees a display of phosphenes, which looks, as the Wall Street Journal put it, like ‘the light-bulb array of a stadium scoreboard,’ and which approximates - very roughly - the outlines of objects.
- Of these, 250 are hospitalized as a result of acute complications, and approximately 100 die from cirrhosis, liver cancer, or fulminant hepatitis.
- This camera also supports high-speed continuous shooting of images at the maximum 10-MP size (3648 x 2736) at 10 fps, and offers a sport continuous mode, which allows for continuous shooting at up to approximately 120 fps*, and a function for recording high-definition movies with stereo sound. Digital camera reviews, photography news and views