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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
Synonyms:
approximation; bringing close together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("approximation" is a kind of...):
connection; connexion; joining (the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("approximation" is a kind of...):
similarity (the quality of being similar)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
Example:
a rough idea how long it would take
Synonyms:
approximation; estimate; estimation; idea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("approximation" is a kind of...):
calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "approximation"):
scalage (estimation of the amount of lumber in a log)
credit; credit rating (an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments)
dead reckoning; guess; guessing; guesswork; shot (an estimate based on little or no information)
guesstimate; guestimate (an estimate that combines reasoning with guessing)
overestimate; overestimation; overrating; overreckoning (a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high)
underestimate; underestimation; underrating; underreckoning (an estimation that is too low; an estimate that is less than the true or actual value)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An imprecise or incomplete account
Example:
newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("approximation" is a kind of...):
version (an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint)
