approximation

Other forms of approximation

plural

approximations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about approximation

What does approximation mean?

approximation means "an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in approximation?

approximation has 5 syllables: ap-prox-i-ma-tion. The stress falls on "ma". In IPA it is /əˌpɹɑksəˈmeɪʃən/.

What is another word for approximation?

Close synonyms include estimate, estimation, idea, bringing close together. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is approximation a common word?

approximation is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with approximation?

29 words rhyme with approximation. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.