APPROXIMANT


Meaning of APPROXIMANT in English

/ əˈprɒksɪmənt; NAmE əˈprɑːks-/ noun

1.

( phonetics ) a speech sound made by bringing the parts of the mouth which produce speech close together but not actually touching, for example /r/ and /w/ in right and wet in many accents of English

2.

( mathematics ) a solution which is close to but not exactly the solution of a problem

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.