approximation — Английский словарь

Существительное

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

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   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.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

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

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Синонимы

   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.

   Употребление

   • исчисляемое
   • неисчисляемое

   Примеры

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

Существительное

1. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

   Синонимы

   estimateestimationidea

   Более общие понятия

   calculationcomputationfiguringreckoning

   Примеры

   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)

   Более общие понятия

   similarity

3. an imprecise or incomplete account

   Более общие понятия

   version

   Примеры

   newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events

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

   Синонимы

   bringing close together

   Более общие понятия

   joiningconnectionconnexion