Approximately

Examples

• The atom, to be sure, can no longer be consider ed the smallest unit of matter, as the mass of a β particle is approximately one seventeen-hundredths that of an atom of hydrogen. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• Approximately 150 loaded freight cars are sent out every day. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Under the old regime all workers in a craft were approximately equals in their knowledge and outlook. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• This gun and carriage break up into four loads of approximately 200 pounds each. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The shields used weighed approximately sixty-seven tons each. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• A gallon of water weighs approximately 8. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Pour mercury into the tube until the difference in level _bd_ is just equal to the barometric height, approximately 32 inches. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The approach end of the bed, approximately eighteen feet long, is constructed of maple, with each alternate strip of the 3 x 1-inch bed stock about eighteen inches shorter. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• From San Francisco to Buenos Aires, via Valparaiso and Magellan, is approximately 7,610 miles, which is shorter than the route through the canal, by which the distance is 8,941 miles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• If, however, the pressure in the tube is removed, the water in the tube will rise to a height of 34 feet approximately. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• A complete set of molds will cost approximately $25,000, while the necessary plant will cost about $15,000 more. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The use of gloves in the picking is thought to save the growers approximately $1,000,000 yearly. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• For example, the simple voltaic cell and the gravity cell have approximately equal voltages, but the current produced by the voltaic cell is stronger than that produced by the gravity cell. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The north pole of the stone will seek approximately the direction of the south pole of the earth, etc. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• As is well known, the Hudson River, for the length of Manhattan Island, is approximately a mile wide, reducing in width at the Palisades north of Hoboken. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The column of water which can be raised this way is approximately 34 feet, sometimes a trifle more, sometimes a trifle less. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Here are employed approximately 1,000 expert tool makers, machinists and die sinkers. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The transit of the canal requires about ten hours, of which approximately three hours are spent in the locks. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• In the United States, approximately two fifths of the land area is so dry as to be worthless for agricultural purposes unless artificially watered. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Current at first was supplied free to customers for approximately five months, which speaks quite as much for Edison’s Scotch canniness as for his inventive genius. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Starting approximately a quarter of a mile south of Wall Street, Broadway, New York City’s main business thoroughfare, extends for fifteen miles to the northern end of Manhattan Island. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• It is, therefore, easy to date, approximately, an American-made spoon, because it follows so closely in style the dated or hall-marked English spoon. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The voltage of a dry cell is approximately 1. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• A similar breakage was the cause of the fatal Johnstown flood in 1889, which destroyed no less than seven towns, and in which approximately 2000 persons are said to have lost their lives. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• One of the largest turbines known has a horse power of about 20,000; that is, it is equivalent, approximately, to 20,000 horses. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The total annual production of honey in the United States as given by the best authorities is approximately 55,000,000 pounds. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• From New York to Guayaquil the present distance of 2,765 miles is approximately twenty-seven per cent of the former distance--10,270 miles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• In passing, it may be mentioned that in the construction of the modern concert piano approximately 40,000 separate pieces of material are used. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The progress of the photographic art may be approximately noted as follows: _Process. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.

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