OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 9928

approximate

/əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
aproximado
Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
aproximado
Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.
NASA’s Genesis spacecraft has on board an ion monitor to record the speed, density, temperature and approximate composition of the solar wind ions.
approximate results or values
📚 verb • entry_id 9929

approximate

/əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.meɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
estimar
To estimate.
As yet, we don't know what the comparable figures will be like for the current financial year which ends in March 2022, but we can have a good stab at approximating them.
I approximated the value of pi by taking 22 divided by 7.
acercarse • aproximarse
To come near to; to approach.
The telescope approximates perfection.
When you follow two separate chains of thought, Watson, you will find some point of intersection which should approximate to the truth.
acercar • avanzar • estrechar • juntar
To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
to approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature