All 3 Uses of
approximate
in
Hiroshima
- He blundered so without his glasses that he took a pair off the face of a wounded nurse, and although they only approximately compensated for the errors of his vision, they were better than nothing.
Chpt 2approximately = about (but not exactly)
- The Japanese scientists thought they knew the exact height at which the bomb at Hiroshima was exploded and the approximate weight of the uranium used.
Chpt 4 *approximate = almost, but not exact
- Dr Fujii said approximately the same thing about the use of the bomb to Father Kleinsorge one evening, in German: 'Da ist nichts zu machen.'
Chpt 4approximately = about (but not exactly)
Definition:
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(approximate) almost, but not exact; or similar