· an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"
Synonym(s): estimate, estimation, idea
Hypernym(s): calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning
· the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity)
Hypernym(s): similarity
· an imprecise or incomplete account; "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"
Hypernym(s): version
· the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue
Synonym(s): bringing_close_together
Hypernym(s): joining, connection, connexion