approximate
adjective
1. not quite exact or correct
- the approximate time was 10 o'clock
Similar word(s): inexact, approximative, rough
2. very close in resemblance
- sketched in an approximate likeness
3. located close together
- approximate leaves grow together but are not united
Similar word(s): close
Sentences with approximate as an adjective:
- Approximate results or values.
- To help carry out its mission, NASA's Genesis spacecraft has on board an ion monitor to record the speed, density, temperature and approximate composition of the solar wind ions.
verb
1. be close or similar
- Her results approximate my own
Definition categories: stative, resemble
2. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
Similar word(s): overestimate, underestimate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge
Definition categories: cognition, calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon
Sentences with approximate as a verb:
- To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. --Burke.
- The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse.