Definition of proximate

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Proximate (a.) Nearest; next immediately preceding or following.

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Approximate :: Approximate (a.) Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values..
Spall :: Spall (v. t.) To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an approximately level surface by hammering..
Synonymy :: Synonymous (a.) Having the character of a synonym; expressing the same thing; conveying the same, or approximately the same, idea..
Approximate :: Approximate (v. i.) To draw; to approach.
Mechanical :: Mechanical (a.) Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate; empirical. See the 2d Note under Geometric..
Proximious :: Proximious (a.) Proximate.
Point :: Point (v. i.) To approximate to the surface; to head; -- said of an abscess.
Approximate :: Approximate (v. t.) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
Half :: Half (a.) Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge..
About :: About (prep.) Near; not far from; -- determining approximately time, size, quantity..
About :: About (adv.) Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as high; -- also of quantity, number, time..
Subquadruple :: Subquadrate (a.) Nearly or approximately square; almost square.
Sebat :: Sebat (n.) The eleventh month of the ancient Hebrew year, approximately corresponding with February..
Sloop :: Sloop (n.) A vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig, consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail, and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit, topmast, and standing rigging, while those of a cutter are capable of being readily shifted. The sloop usually carries a centerboard, and depends for stability upon breadth of beam rather than depth of keel. The two types have rapidly approximated since 1880. One radical distinction is that a slop may carry a centerboard. See
Block :: Block (v. t.) A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse; children's playing blocks, etc..
Round :: Round (a.) Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said of numbers..
Bowl :: Bowl (n.) A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc..
Approximate :: Approximate (v. t.) To come near to; to approach.
Pelta :: Pelta (n.) A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped..
Error :: Error (n.) The difference between the approximate result and the true result; -- used particularly in the rule of double position.
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