Approximal
near or adjacent.
adjective
(anatomy) situated side by side; close together: approximal teeth or fillings
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an articulation in which one articulator is close to another, but not sufficiently so to form a stop or a fricative. a sound characterized by such an articulation, as (w), (y), (r), (l), or a vowel.
- Approximate
near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard. nearly exact; not perfectly accurate or correct: the approximate time was 10 o’clock. near; close together. very similar; nearly identical. to come near to; approach closely to: to approximate an ideal. to estimate: we approximated the distance at three miles. to simulate; imitate closely: the […]
- Approximated
near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard. nearly exact; not perfectly accurate or correct: the approximate time was 10 o’clock. near; close together. very similar; nearly identical. to come near to; approach closely to: to approximate an ideal. to estimate: we approximated the distance at three miles. to simulate; imitate closely: the […]
- Approximately
near or approaching a certain state, condition, goal, or standard. nearly exact; not perfectly accurate or correct: the approximate time was 10 o’clock. near; close together. very similar; nearly identical. to come near to; approach closely to: to approximate an ideal. to estimate: we approximated the distance at three miles. to simulate; imitate closely: the […]
- Approximation
a guess or estimate: ninety-three million miles is an approximation of the distance of the earth from the sun. nearness in sp-ce, position, degree, or relation; proximity; closeness. mathematics, physics. a result that is not necessarily exact, but is within the limits of accuracy required for a given purpose. contemporary examples to the second point, […]