| approximation | n 1. process of making rough estimate, guess, etc, penganggaran: this method of ~ is widely used, kaedah penganggaran ini digunakan dgn meluas; we can only make an ~ of the distance between the two houses, kita hanya dapat membuat penganggaran ttg jarak antara kedua-dua rumah itu; 2. rough estimate, guess, etc, anggaran: such ~s are good enough for our purpose, anggaran spt itu sudah memadai bagi tujuan kita; 3. state of being, getting near, penghampiran, hampir-hampir: his account was only an ~ to the truth, laporannya itu baru hampir-hampir saja kpd yg sebenarnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |