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Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : adjective uh-prok-suh-mit; verb uh-prok-suh-meyt
Phonetic Transcription : adjective əˈprɒk sə mɪt; verb əˈprɒk səˌmeɪt

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Définition of approximate

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin approximatus, past participle of approximare "to come near to," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + proximare "come near," from proximus "nearest," superlative of prope "near" (see propinquity).
  • adj almost accurate, exact
  • adj inexact
  • adj similar
  • adj near
  • verb come close
Example sentences :
  • What is the approximate temperature for: (a) a moderate oven?
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • First—Approximate weight of the machine when finished and equipped.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • And can toleration in the active-spirited be ever anything more than approximate?
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • The tale of one day will give an approximate idea of most of the days I spent with her.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • It wouldn't give much of a signal, but you'd know our approximate position.
  • Extract from : « Death Wish » by Robert Sheckley
  • I should be afraid to give even an approximate calculation of what all this is worth.
  • Extract from : « At Aboukir and Acre » by George Alfred Henty
  • I give it only as an approximate specimen of a large class of them.
  • Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald
  • Approximate scene correspondences are listed at the end of the e-text.
  • Extract from : « King Henry the Fifth » by William Shakespeare
  • If unknown, the approximate period to be given, with a query.
  • Extract from : « A Book for All Readers » by Ainsworth Rand Spofford
  • On the contrary, this does not approximate the actual situation.
  • Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks

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