approximation — Słownik języka angielskiego

Rzeczownik

1. The act, process or result of approximating, as

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

   Przykłady

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   At the back of the cupboard, you find your interview skirt, the one you bought when you had cash to purchase an approximation of the fashion spreads you mulled over in magazines.

2. The act, process or result of approximating, as: An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

3. The act, process or result of approximating, as: The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured.

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

   Synonimy

   coaptation

4. The act, process or result of approximating, as: The act of producing a near-simulation of the pronunciation of a foreign language for a loanword therefrom, or any given pronunciation resulting from that act.

   Użycie

   • policzalne
   • niepoliczalne

   Przykłady

   For some loanwords borrowed from French into English, the standard English pronunciation is an approximation of the French, as with denoument.

Rzeczownik

1. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

   Synonimy

   estimateestimationidea

   Terminy szersze

   calculationcomputationfiguringreckoning

   Przykłady

   an estimate of what it would cost

   a rough idea how long it would take

2. the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)

   Terminy szersze

   similarity

3. an imprecise or incomplete account

   Terminy szersze

   version

   Przykłady

   newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events

4. the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue

   Synonimy

   bringing close together

   Terminy szersze

   joiningconnectionconnexion