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Definition: Approximative |
ApproximativeAdjective1. Not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Approximative \Ap*prox"i*ma*tive\, adjective. [Compare to the French expression approximatif.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: ApproximativeSynonyms: approximate (adj), ballpark (adj), rough (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Approach | Adjective: approaching; Verb: approximative; affluent; impending, imminent; (destined). |
Relation | Approximative, approximating; proportional, proportionate, proportionable; allusive, comparable. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Approximative |
| English words defined with "approximative": Bode's law. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "approximative": Brix ♦ What You See Is More Or Less What You Get. (references) |
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| "Approximative" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Approximative" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "approximative"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | приблизителен (approximate, near, proximate, round, rude). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 近似 (Analogous, Approximate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | conscience approximative (approximative consciousness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | approximatives Bewußtsein (approximative consciousness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | approximativeay aproximativ (about, approx., approximate, approximately, at a rough estimate, circa, general, much, near, nearly, or so, quasi, rough, roughly, round, roundabout, some, thereabouts), mai (afresh, again, all over again, anew, another, beater, beetle, else, heh, heyday, I say, mallet, may, more, no, oh my, once more, paddle, rammer, really, rubbish, still). (various references) aşağı yukarı (about, approximately, around, circa, close on, in the neighborhood of, in the neighbourhood of, in the rough, just about, more or less, nigh, pretty much, rough, roughly, roundly, some, something like, sub-, thereabout, to and fro, tolerably), yaklaşık (about, approximate, circa, just about, proximate, rough, some, well nigh), tahmini (calculated, conjectural, estimated, general, pro forma). (various references) наближений (approximate), приблизний (approximate, proximate, round). (various references) xấp xỉ (proximate, thereabout, thereabouts), gần đúng. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Words rhyming with "approximative" (pronounced 'Ap*prox"i*ma*tive'): Abdicative, Abditive, Abirritative, Abjunctive, Abnegative, Abrogative, Absorptive, Abstractive, Accelerative, Accompletive, Accretive, Accumulative, Acervative, Acquisitive, Active, Adaptative, Additive, Adductive, Adjudicative, Administrative, Admirative, Admonitive, Adscriptive, Adumbrative, Affective, Affinitative, Affinitive, Afflictive, Afformative, Agglomerative, Agglutinative, Aggravative, Aggregative, Agitative, Alleviative, Alliterative, Altercative, Amalgamative, Amative, Ambulative, Ameliorative, Ampliative, Amplificative, Animative, Annihilative, Annotative, Annunciative, Anticipative, Aperitive, Appetitive. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-i-i-m-o-p-p-r-t-v-x" | |
-2 letters: approximate. | |
-4 letters: ametropia, proximate. | |
-5 letters: aviatrix, expiator, toxaemia. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 70 70 72 6F 78 69 6D 61 74 69 76 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .--. .--. .-. --- -..- .. -- .- - .. ...- . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110000 01110000 01110010 01101111 01111000 01101001 01101101 01100001 01110100 01101001 01110110 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A p p r o x i m a t i v e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0070 0070 0072 006F 0078 0069 006D 0061 0074 0069 0076 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35828284819075796786758871 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulgare, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський, người Bun-ga-ri tiếng Bun-ga-ri |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , Chinois, Chinesisch, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin, китаянка, китайська мова, китайський, кита"ць |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | френски език, френски, 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, français, französisch, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , allemand, neamţ, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | румънски език, румънски, румънец, 罗马尼亚语, Roumain, rumäne, român, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | турски език, турски, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turque, türkisch, turcesc, turc, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова, tiếng Thổ nhĩ kỳ |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | украинец, украински език, 乌克兰, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ucrainean, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець, người U-kren tiếng U-kren |
Vietnamese | có tính chất sách vở, sự định rõ, sự định nghĩa, lời định nghĩa sự định, sự dịch, sự biến th nh sự giải thích | виетнамски език, виетнамски, 越南語 , 越南语, 越南 , vietnamien, vietnamesin, vietnamesisch, vietnamese, vietnamlı, vietnam dili, vietnam, в'"тнамець, в'"тнамський, người Việt nam tiếng Việt |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglais, englisch, englezesc, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Translations: Modern 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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