approximateadj.n.

/əˈprɒksɪmət/

Etymology: < Latin approximātus past participle of approximāre (Tertullian) to draw near to, < ap- = ad- to + proximāre , < proximus very near, approximate v.

A. adj.

1. Very near, in position or in character; closely situated; nearly resembling.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > approximating or approaching

approximant1641

approximate1646

proximate1657

near1685

proximal1727

nudging1796

warm1860

approaching1874

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 159 Holding some community with our selves, and containing approximate disposition unto animation.

1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species xii. 348 The above-named three approximate faunas of Eastern and Western America.

2. Physiology. Scottish. Set very close together.

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the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] > placed close together

neighboured1550

thick-set1596

approximate1839

coadjacent1842

apposed1861

juxtaposed1862

1839 Johnston in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 vii. 198 Towards the base of the arm..they soon become approximate.

1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 411 Carex..spikelets 2–6, short, ovoid, approximate.

3. elliptical. Nearly approaching to accuracy; fairly or reasonably correct.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > [adjective]

narrow1551

rough1561

propinquec1570

close1719

approximated1789

proximate1796

approximate1816

approximative1830

ballpark1960

1816 Burrowes Encycl. at Arithmetic Approximate decimals.

1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics viii. 77 We may..obtain the approximate indices of refraction.

1852 H. Rogers Eclipse of Faith 123 There is an approximate uniformity.

B. n.

An approximate result or quantity. rare.

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the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [noun] > particular qualities > estimated or approximate

estimation1508

slump number1721

approximate1784

precision1842

rounding1842

1784 E. Waring in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 407 In finding approximates to the roots of given equations.

1816 Burrowes Encycl. at Arithmetic Examples of the arithmetic of approximates.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

approximatev.

/əˈprɒksɪmeɪt/

Etymology: < approximate adj. and n., or on analogy of verbs so formed.

1. transitive. To bring close or near, to cause to approach or be near (to). Rarely, and chiefly in scientific language, of physical motion (as of molecules), but common in other relations: see 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards or approach (a thing, place, or person) [verb (transitive)] > bring near

approach?1541

neighbour1594

appropinquate1646

approximate1671

near1849

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > render similar to [verb (transitive)] > approach, approximate, or border upon

to stand by ——?1527

to prick near1565

board1596

touch?1614

approximate1671

approacha1699

neighbour1859

to teeter on the brink1937

1671 I. Barrow Duty & Reward of Bounty 112 Goodness..approximates the blessed Angels to God.

1765 S. Johnson Pref. to Shakespear's Plays p. xi Shakespeare approximates the remote, and familiarizes the wonderful.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 137 Whenever man is put over men..he should as nearly as possible be approximated to his perfection.

1806 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 4 773 The comb..with which the weaver approximates the threads of shoot.

1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 80 Of very uncertain affinity: its fruit approximates it to Bixineæ.

1850 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 2) 37 Percussion..by approximating their particles, makes them specifically more dense.

1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity III. vii. vi. 222 Everything which approximated the human Saviour to the heart.

2. intransitive. To come near or close (to). Rarely (in scientific language) of physical motion, but often of the convergence of lines or surfaces, and of the position resulting from such convergence; commonly used of conceptions to which ideas of space are transferred, and of approach to similarity, identity, or accuracy, in any respect.

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the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > be similar [verb (intransitive)] > border upon, approach, or approximate

coast1382

to want little (also naught)a1500

approacha1538

bear1582

sympathize1605

to trench on or upon1622

neighboura1640

to border on or upona1694

approximate1771

verge1827

begin1833

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > come close [verb]

approximate1771

the world > space > relative position > inclination > state or quality of being convergent > converge [verb (intransitive)]

close1551

concur1570

collineatea1631

concentrate1640

converge1691

corradiate1800

approximate1835

concentre1853

navel1855

radiate1866

1771 Guthrie's New Geogr. Gram. (ed. 2) II. 229 Their morality approximates to that of Christianity.

1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage xxiii. 238 The shores gradually approximate.

1835 T. P. Thompson Exercises (1842) III. 237 Some who believe themselves to approximate to statesmen.

1848 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 vi. 336 Those on the third segment closely approximate.

1853 T. T. Lynch Lect. Self-improvem. vi. 147 But approximate to a judgement we often must.

c1854 A. P. Stanley Sinai & Palestine (1858) iv. 209 A narrower valley, almost approximating to the character of a ravine.

1857 J. Stephen Lect. Hist. France (ed. 3) II. xvii. 154 All we can expect..is to approximate to the true solution.

3. transitive (by omission of the preposition.) To come close to, approach closely. Used like 2.

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1793 Rennel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 83 190 Having no time keeper on board, we..can only approximate our longitude.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 100 But, we may yet approximate..a certainty that is demonstrative.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. Introd. 34 As the telescope approximates perfection.

1874 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 6) 348 Olefiant gas, which closely approximates air.

1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 July 4/2 Rentals approximating £4,000 per annum.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	approximate
释义	approximateadj.n. /əˈprɒksɪmət/ Etymology: < Latin approximātus past participle of approximāre (Tertullian) to draw near to, < ap- = ad- to + proximāre , < proximus very near, approximate v. A. adj. 1. Very near, in position or in character; closely situated; nearly resembling. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [adjective] > approximating or approaching approximant1641 approximate1646 proximate1657 near1685 proximal1727 nudging1796 warm1860 approaching1874 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 159 Holding some community with our selves, and containing approximate disposition unto animation. View more context for this quotation 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species xii. 348 The above-named three approximate faunas of Eastern and Western America. 2. Physiology. Scottish. Set very close together. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] > placed close together neighboured1550 thick-set1596 approximate1839 coadjacent1842 apposed1861 juxtaposed1862 1839 Johnston in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 vii. 198 Towards the base of the arm..they soon become approximate. 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 411 Carex..spikelets 2–6, short, ovoid, approximate. 3. elliptical. Nearly approaching to accuracy; fairly or reasonably correct. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > [adjective] narrow1551 rough1561 propinquec1570 close1719 approximated1789 proximate1796 approximate1816 approximative1830 ballpark1960 1816 Burrowes Encycl. at Arithmetic Approximate decimals. 1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics viii. 77 We may..obtain the approximate indices of refraction. 1852 H. Rogers Eclipse of Faith 123 There is an approximate uniformity. B. n. An approximate result or quantity. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematical number or quantity > [noun] > particular qualities > estimated or approximate estimation1508 slump number1721 approximate1784 precision1842 rounding1842 1784 E. Waring in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 74 407 In finding approximates to the roots of given equations. 1816 Burrowes Encycl. at Arithmetic Examples of the arithmetic of approximates. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2021). approximatev. /əˈprɒksɪmeɪt/ Etymology: < approximate adj. and n., or on analogy of verbs so formed. 1. transitive. To bring close or near, to cause to approach or be near (to). Rarely, and chiefly in scientific language, of physical motion (as of molecules), but common in other relations: see 2. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > move towards or approach (a thing, place, or person) [verb (transitive)] > bring near approach?1541 neighbour1594 appropinquate1646 approximate1671 near1849 the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > render similar to [verb (transitive)] > approach, approximate, or border upon to stand by ——?1527 to prick near1565 board1596 touch?1614 approximate1671 approacha1699 neighbour1859 to teeter on the brink1937 1671 I. Barrow Duty & Reward of Bounty 112 Goodness..approximates the blessed Angels to God. 1765 S. Johnson Pref. to Shakespear's Plays p. xi Shakespeare approximates the remote, and familiarizes the wonderful. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 137 Whenever man is put over men..he should as nearly as possible be approximated to his perfection. View more context for this quotation 1806 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. 4 773 The comb..with which the weaver approximates the threads of shoot. 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 80 Of very uncertain affinity: its fruit approximates it to Bixineæ. 1850 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 2) 37 Percussion..by approximating their particles, makes them specifically more dense. 1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity III. vii. vi. 222 Everything which approximated the human Saviour to the heart. 2. intransitive. To come near or close (to). Rarely (in scientific language) of physical motion, but often of the convergence of lines or surfaces, and of the position resulting from such convergence; commonly used of conceptions to which ideas of space are transferred, and of approach to similarity, identity, or accuracy, in any respect. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > be similar [verb (intransitive)] > border upon, approach, or approximate coast1382 to want little (also naught)a1500 approacha1538 bear1582 sympathize1605 to trench on or upon1622 neighboura1640 to border on or upona1694 approximate1771 verge1827 begin1833 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > come close [verb] approximate1771 the world > space > relative position > inclination > state or quality of being convergent > converge [verb (intransitive)] close1551 concur1570 collineatea1631 concentrate1640 converge1691 corradiate1800 approximate1835 concentre1853 navel1855 radiate1866 1771 Guthrie's New Geogr. Gram. (ed. 2) II. 229 Their morality approximates to that of Christianity. 1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage xxiii. 238 The shores gradually approximate. 1835 T. P. Thompson Exercises (1842) III. 237 Some who believe themselves to approximate to statesmen. 1848 J. Hardy in Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 vi. 336 Those on the third segment closely approximate. 1853 T. T. Lynch Lect. Self-improvem. vi. 147 But approximate to a judgement we often must. c1854 A. P. Stanley Sinai & Palestine (1858) iv. 209 A narrower valley, almost approximating to the character of a ravine. 1857 J. Stephen Lect. Hist. France (ed. 3) II. xvii. 154 All we can expect..is to approximate to the true solution. 3. transitive (by omission of the preposition.) To come close to, approach closely. Used like 2. ΚΠ 1793 Rennel in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 83 190 Having no time keeper on board, we..can only approximate our longitude. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 100 But, we may yet approximate..a certainty that is demonstrative. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. Introd. 34 As the telescope approximates perfection. 1874 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 6) 348 Olefiant gas, which closely approximates air. 1883 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 July 4/2 Rentals approximating £4,000 per annum. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1646v.1671
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