| APPROXIMATELY | • approximately adv. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount. • APPROXIMATE adv. close together. |
| APPROXIMATING | • approximating v. Present participle of approximate. • APPROXIMATE v. to come close to. |
| APPROXIMATION | • approximation n. The act, process or result of approximating. • approximation n. (Mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose. • approximation n. (Medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured. |
| APPROXIMATIVE | • approximative adj. Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation. • approximative n. (Grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation. • APPROXIMATIVE adj. approaching closely. |
| ARCHAEOPTERYX | • archaeopteryx n. Alternative spelling of archeopteryx. • Archaeopteryx prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Archaeopterygidae – known from fossils and widely accepted as the… • archæopteryx n. Rare spelling of archeopteryx. |
| CEPHALOTHORAX | • cephalothorax n. The fused head and thorax of spiders and crustaceans. • CEPHALOTHORAX n. the body, or head with thorax, of spiders, crustaceans, etc. |
| EXASPERATIONS | • exasperations n. Plural of exasperation. • EXASPERATION n. the state of being exasperated. |
| EXPATRIATIONS | • expatriations n. Plural of expatriation. • EXPATRIATION n. the act of expatriating. |
| EXPLANATORILY | • explanatorily adv. With regard to explanation, or explanatory power. • EXPLANATORY adv. serving to explain, also EXPLANATIVE. |
| EXPLORATIONAL | • explorational adj. Of, pertaining to, or by means of exploration. • EXPLORATIONAL adj. relating to exploration. |
| EXPURGATORIAL | • expurgatorial adj. Tending or serving to expurgate; expurgatory. • EXPURGATORIAL adj. tending to expurgate or purify, also EXPURGATORY. |
| EXTRAPOLATING | • extrapolating v. Present participle of extrapolate. • EXTRAPOLATE v. to infer (values of a variable in an unobserved interval) from values within an already observed interval. |
| EXTRAPOLATION | • extrapolation n. (Mathematics) A calculation of an estimate of the value of some function outside the range of known values. • extrapolation n. An inference about some hypothetical situation based on known facts. • extrapolation n. (Music) The diametric opposite of interpolation. |
| EXTRAPOLATIVE | • extrapolative adj. That serves to extrapolate. • EXTRAPOLATIVE adj. relating to extrapolation. |
| EXTRAPOLATORS | • extrapolators n. Plural of extrapolator. • EXTRAPOLATOR n. one who extrapolates. |
| EXTRAPOLATORY | • extrapolatory adj. Serving to extrapolate. • EXTRAPOLATORY adj. of or like an extrapolation. |
| EXTRATROPICAL | • extratropical adj. Occurring outside the tropics, usually in temperate latitudes. • extratropical adj. (Meteorology) Lacking or having lost tropical characteristics. • EXTRATROPICAL adj. outside the tropics. |
| PROTOGALAXIES | • protogalaxies n. Plural of protogalaxy. • PROTOGALAXY n. a galaxy in its initial state of formation. |
| XEROPHTHALMIA | • xerophthalmia n. (Ophthalmology) A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become… • XEROPHTHALMIA n. extreme dryness of the conjunctive, thought to stem from a vitamin A deficiency, also XEROMA. |