English-Thai Dictionary

approximate

ADJ คล้ายคลึง  resembling alike khlai-khlueng

 

approximate

ADJ ใกล้เคียง  ราวๆ  เกือบจะ  proximate rough estimated klail-khiang

 

approximate

VI เกือบจะ เหมือน  come near be almost the same as kueab-ja-muean

 

approximate

VT ประมา ณ  กะ  estimate pra-man

 

approximate

VT เกือบจะ เหมือน  approach be almost the same as kueab-ja-muean

 

approximate to

PHRV ใกล้ กัน มาก กับ (ปกติ ใช้ รูป  simple tenses และไม่ ใช้ ใน รูป  passive voice คล้าย กับ  เหมือนกับ  klai-kan-mak-kab

 

approximately

ADV โดยประมา ณ  porximately doi-pra-man

 

approximation

N การประมา ณ  การคำนวณ อย่าง หยาบๆ  estimate conjecture kan-pra-man

 

approximation

N ความคล้ายคลึง  resemblance likeness khwam-khlai-khlueng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APPROXIMANT

a.Approaching. [Not used. ]

 

APPROXIMATE

a.[L. ad and proximus, next. See Approach. ] Nearest to; next; near to. [This word is superseded by proximate. ]

 

APPROXIMATE

v.t.To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature.

 

APPROXIMATE

v.i.To come near; to approach.

 

APPROXIMATION

n. 1. Approach; a drawing, moving or advancing near.
2. In arithmetic and algebra, a continual approach or coming nearer and nearer to a root or other quantity, without being able perhaps ever to arrive at it.
3. In medicine, communication of disease by contact.
4. A mode of cure by transplanting a disease into an animal or vegetable by immediate contact.

 

APPROXIMATIVE

a.Approaching; that approaches.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

APPROXIMATE

Ap *prox "i *mate, a. Etym: [L. approximatus, p. p. of approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See Proximate. ]

 

1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

 

2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate; as, approximate results or values. Approximate quantities (Math. ), those which are nearly, but not, equal.

 

APPROXIMATE

Ap *prox "i *mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Approximated; p. pr. & vb. n.Approximating.]

 

1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach. To approximate the inequality of riches to the level of nature. Burke.

 

2. To come near to; to approach. The telescope approximates perfection. J. Morse.

 

APPROXIMATE

APPROXIMATE Ap *prox "i *mate, v. i.

 

Defn: To draw; to approach.

 

APPROXIMATELY

APPROXIMATELY Ap *prox "i *mate *ly, adv.

 

Defn: With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.

 

APPROXIMATION

Ap *prox `i *ma "tion. n. Etym: [Cf. F. approximation, LL. approximatio.]

 

1. The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being near; approach; also, the result of approximating. The largest capacity and the most noble dispositions are but an approximation to the proper standard and true symmetry of human nature. I. Taylor.

 

2. An approach to a correct estimate, calculation, or conception, or to a given quantity, quality, etc.

 

3. (Math. ) (a ) A continual approach or coming nearer to a result; as, to solve an equation by approximation. (b ) A value that is nearly but not exactly correct.

 

APPROXIMATIVE

Ap *prox "i *ma *tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. approximatif. ]

 

Defn: Approaching; approximate. -- Ap *prox "i *ma *tive *ly, adv. -- Ap *prox "i *ma *tive *ness, n.

 

APPROXIMATOR

APPROXIMATOR Ap *prox "i *ma `tor, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, approximates.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

approx.

approx. ▶abbreviation approximate (ly ).

 

approximant

ap ¦proxi |mant |əˈprɒksɪm (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 Mathematics a function, series, or other expression which is an approximation to the solution of a problem. 2 Phonetics a consonant produced by bringing one articulator (the tongue or lips ) close to another without actually touching it, as in English r and w.

 

approximate

ap prox i mate ▶adjective |əˈpräksəmit əˈprɑksəmət |close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact: the calculations are very approximate. ▶verb |-ˌmāt əˈprɑksəˌmeɪt | [ no obj. ] come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity: a leasing agreement approximating to ownership | [ with obj. ] : reality can be approximated by computational techniques. • [ with obj. ] estimate or calculate (a quantity ) fairly accurately: I had to approximate the weight of my horse. ORIGIN late Middle English (in the adjectival sense ‘close, similar ’): from late Latin approximatus, past participle of approximare, from ad- ‘to ’ + proximus ‘very near. ’ The verb (originally meaning ‘bring close ’) arose in the mid 17th cent. ; the current adjectival sense dates from the early 19th cent.

 

approximately

ap prox i mate ly |əˈpräksəmətlē əˈprɑːksɪmətli | ▶adverb used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly: a journey of approximately two hours.

 

approximation

ap prox i ma tion |əˌpräksəˈmāSHən əprɑːksɪˈmeɪʃn | ▶noun a value or quantity that is nearly but not exactly correct: these figures are only approximations. • a thing that is similar to something else, but is not exactly the same: the band smashed up their equipment in an approximation of rock star behavior.

 

approximative

ap prox i ma tive |əˈpräksəˌmātiv əˈprɑksəmeɪdɪv | ▶adjective (of a method, description, etc. ) giving only an approximation to something: a crudely approximative outline.

 

Oxford Dictionary

approx.

approx. ▶abbreviation approximate (ly ).

 

approximant

ap ¦proxi |mant |əˈprɒksɪm (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 Mathematics a function, series, or other expression which is an approximation to the solution of a problem. 2 Phonetics a consonant produced by bringing one articulator (the tongue or lips ) close to another without actually touching it, as in English r and w.

 

approximate

ap ¦proxi |mate ▶adjective |əˈprɒksɪmət |close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact: the approximate time of death. ▶verb |əˈprɒksɪmeɪt | [ no obj. ] come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity: a leasing agreement approximating to ownership | [ with obj. ] : reality can be approximated by computational techniques. • [ with obj. ] estimate or calculate (a quantity ) fairly accurately: I had to approximate the weight of my horse. DERIVATIVES approximative adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in the adjectival sense ‘close, similar ’): from late Latin approximatus, past participle of approximare, from ad- ‘to ’ + proximus ‘very near ’. The verb (originally meaning ‘bring close ’) arose in the mid 17th cent. ; the current adjectival sense dates from the early 19th cent.

 

approximately

ap ¦proxi |mate ¦ly |əˈprɒksɪmətli | ▶adverb used to show that something is almost, but not completely, accurate or exact; roughly: a journey of approximately two hours.

 

approximation

ap ¦proxi |ma ¦tion |əˌprɒksɪˈmeɪʃn | ▶noun a value or quantity that is nearly but not exactly correct: these figures are only approximations. • a thing that is similar to something else, but is not exactly the same: the band smashed up their equipment in an approximation of rock star behaviour.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

approximate

approximate adjective approximate dimensions: estimated, rough, imprecise, inexact, indefinite, broad, loose; informal ballpark. ANTONYMS precise. ▶verb the sound approximates that of a cow: resemble, be similar to, be not unlike; be /come close to, be /come near to, approach, border on, verge on.

 

approximately

approximately adverb there are approximately 24 children per classroom: roughly, about, around, circa, more or less, in the neighborhood of, in the region of, of /on the order of, something like, around /round about, give or take (a few ); near to, close to, nearly, almost, approaching; informal pushing, in the ballpark of. ANTONYMS precisely.

 

approximation

approximation noun 1 the figure is only an approximation: estimate, estimation, guess, rough calculation; informal guesstimate, ballpark figure. 2 an approximation to the truth: semblance, resemblance, likeness, similarity, correspondence.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

approximate

approximate adjective all measurements are approximate and for guidance only: estimated, rough, imprecise, inexact; near, close; indefinite, broad, loose, general, vague, hazy, fuzzy, woolly; N. Amer. informal ballpark. ANTONYMS precise. ▶verb research shows that this scenario probably approximates to the truth: be close to, be near to, come close to, come near to, approach, border on, verge on, equal roughly; be similar to, resemble, correspond to, compare with, be tantamount to, be not dissimilar to, be not unlike; touch, nudge, get on for. ANTONYMS be nothing like.

 

approximately

approximately adverb approximately £1 million: roughly, about, around, just about, round about, or so, or thereabouts, more or less, in the neighbourhood of, in the region of, in the area of, in the vicinity of, of the order of, something like, or thereabouts, give or take (a few ), in round numbers, rounded up /down; near to, close to, nearly, not far off, almost, approaching; Brit. getting on for; Latin circa; informal pushing, as near as dammit; N. Amer. informal in the ballpark of; archaic nigh. ANTONYMS precisely.

 

approximation

approximation noun 1 a general approximation is that a ten degree rise in temperature doubles the rate of reaction: estimate, estimation, guess, conjecture, rough calculation, rough idea, surmise; guesswork; informal guesstimate; N. Amer. informal ballpark figure. 2 we can only look for an approximation to the truth about these matters: semblance, outward appearance, likeness, resemblance, similarity, correspondence, comparison.

 

Duden Dictionary

Approximation

Ap pro xi ma ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Approximati o n |die Approximation; Genitiv: der Approximation, Plural: die Approximationen mittellateinisch approximatio, zu lateinisch approximare = sich nähern 1 bildungssprachlich Annäherung (an einen bestimmten Zielpunkt o. Ä.)2 Mathematik Näherung, Näherungswert

 

approximativ

ap pro xi ma tiv Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |approximat i v |angenähert; ungefähr approximative Werte, Angaben | die Preise lauten approximativ wie folgt

 

Approximativ

Ap pro xi ma tiv Substantiv, Neutrum Sprachwissenschaft , das |Approximat i v |das Approximativ; Genitiv: des Approximativs, Plural: die Approximative Formklasse des Adjektivs, die eine Annäherung ausdrückt vergleichbar deutschen Adjektivbildungen wie rötlich zu rot

 

French Dictionary

approximatif

approximatif , ive adj. adjectif Estimatif. : Le coût approximatif des travaux s ’élève à 3 000 000 $. Note Orthographique appro x imatif.

 

approximation

approximation n. f. nom féminin Estimation, évaluation par à-peu-près.

 

approximativement

approximativement adv. adverbe À peu près. Note Orthographique appro x imativement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

approx

approx .approximately .

 

approximate

ap prox i mate /əprɑ́ksɪmət |-rɔ́ks -/ (! 強勢は第2音節; 形容詞 と 動詞 で発音が異なるので注意 ) 形容詞 more ～; most ～〈数量 値段などが 〉おおよその , ほぼ正確な; 〈描写などが 〉大体の ▸ approximate cost おおよその費用 ▸ estimate the approximate number of guests 客のおおよその数を見積もる .動詞 /-mèɪt /他動詞 ｟かたい書 ｠1 おおよそ …になる ; 〈物などが 〉…に似ている, ほぼ相当する (resemble )▸ The cost approximated 1,000 dollars .費用は1,000ドルほどだった 2 «…に » …を近づける «to » .3 〈数量など 〉を概算する, 見積もる .自動詞 1 【物などに 】似ている, 類似している (resemble ) «to » ▸ a tropical island that approximates to the Garden of Eden エデンの園のような熱帯の島 2 【ある数量に 】近い, 近似である «to » .

 

approximately

ap prox i mate ly /əprɑ́ksɪmətli |-rɔ́ks -/副詞 およそ, ほぼ, 約 (｟略 ｠approx. )(→about 副詞 類義 ).

 

approximation

ap prox i ma tion /əprɑ̀ksɪméɪʃ (ə )n |-rɔ̀ks -/名詞 C «…に » (数 量が )近いこと, «…への » 近似 «of , to » ; 概算 ; U 〘数 〙近似値 .