approximate (
http://definr.com/approximate)
adj 1: not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10
o'clock"; "a rough guess"; "a ballpark estimate" [syn:
approximative,
rough,
ballpark]
2: very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate
likeness"; "a near likeness" [syn:
near]
3: located close together; "with heads close together";
"approximate leaves grow together but are not united"
[syn:
close together(p)]
v 1: be close or similar; "Her results approximate my own" [syn:
come close]
2: form an opinion about; judge tentatively; form an estimate
of, esp. quantities or time; "I estimate this chicken to
weigh at three pounds" [syn:
estimate,
gauge,
guess,
judge]