Definition of approximate

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Approximate (a.) Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values..

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Sebat :: Sebat (n.) The eleventh month of the ancient Hebrew year, approximately corresponding with February..
Approximate :: Approximate (v. t.) To come near to; to approach.
Subquadruple :: Subquadrate (a.) Nearly or approximately square; almost square.
About :: About (prep.) Near; not far from; -- determining approximately time, size, quantity..
Point :: Point (v. i.) To approximate to the surface; to head; -- said of an abscess.
Watt :: Watt (n.) A unit of power or activity equal to 107 C.G.S. units of power, or to work done at the rate of one joule a second. An English horse power is approximately equal to 746 watts..
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..
Approach :: Approach (v. i.) To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the ablest statesman..
Level :: Level (n.) An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain degree of altitude, or distance from the center of the earth; as, to climb from the level of the coast to the level of the plateau and then descend to the level of the valley or of the sea..
Error :: Error (n.) The difference between the approximate result and the true result; -- used particularly in the rule of double position.
Approximate :: Approximate (a.) Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
Approximate :: Approximate (v. i.) To draw; to approach.
Approximate :: Approximate (v. t.) To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
Joule :: "Joule (n.) A unit of work which is equal to 107 units of work in the C. G. S. system of units (ergs), and is practically equivalent to the energy expended in one second by an electric current of one ampere in a resistance of one ohm. One joule is approximately equal to 0.738 foot pounds..
Approximately :: Approximately (adv.) With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.
Bowl :: Bowl (n.) A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc..
Semidome :: Semidome (n.) A roof or ceiling covering a semicircular room or recess, or one of nearly that shape, as the apse of a church, a niche, or the like. It is approximately the quarter of a hollow sphere..
Osculant :: Osculant (a.) Intermediate in character, or on the border, between two genera, groups, families, etc., of animals or plants, and partaking somewhat of the characters of each, thus forming a connecting link; interosculant; as, the genera by which two families approximate are called osculant genera..
Subarcuate :: Subarctic (a.) Approximately arctic; belonging to a region just without the arctic circle.
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..
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