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Annäherung
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German
Etymology
de :af annähern<t:to approach> -ung<t:-ing>
de annähern ung to approach -ing
Pronunciation
de /ˈanˌnɛːəʁʊŋ/ [ˈʔanˌnɛːɐʁʊŋ] standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland
de /ˈanˌneːəʁʊŋ/ overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions
de De-Annäherung.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de An nä he rung
Noun
f
approach act of drawing near; access or opportunity of drawing near
de golf approach a stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green
de mathematics engineering approximation
de Diese Annäherung ist für die Zwecke der Praxis hinreichend genau. This approximation is sufficiently accurate for practical purposes.
Declension
f
Related terms
de Annäherungsbemühung, de Annäherungsschritt, de Annäherungsversuch
de Wiederannäherung
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