Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Closeness — Close ness, n. The state of being close. [1913 Webster] Half stifled by the closeness of the room. Swift. [1913 Webster] We rise not against the piercing judgment of Augustus, nor the extreme caution or closeness of Tiberius. Bacon. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Closeness — In mathematics, closeness defines what close means in a mathematical sense In graph theory, closeness is the shortest path between one vertex and another vertex. In social psychology, closeness is the personal distance between two people. The IOS … Wikipedia
closeness — n. closeness to * * * [ kləʊsnɪs] closeness to … Combinatory dictionary
closeness — noun 1. a feeling of being intimate and belonging together their closeness grew as the night wore on • Syn: ↑intimacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑close • Hypernyms: ↑belonging • … Useful english dictionary
closeness — tvankumas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Tvyrantis karštas ir drėgnas oras. atitikmenys: angl. closeness; stuffiness; sultriness; swelter vok. Schwüle, f rus. духота, f … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
closeness — Ⅰ. close [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) only a short distance away or apart in space or time. 2) (of a connection or resemblance) strong. 3) denoting someone who is part of a person s immediate family. 4) (of a relationship or the people conducting it) very… … English terms dictionary
Closeness (mathematics) — In topology and related areas in mathematics closeness is one of the basic concepts in a topological space. Intuitively we say two sets are close if they are arbitrarily near to each other. The concept can be defined naturally in a metric space… … Wikipedia
closeness — noun see close IV … New Collegiate Dictionary
closeness — See closely. * * * … Universalium
closeness — noun /kləʊsnəs/ a) The state of being physically close b) The state of being friends Syn: proximity, nearness, intimacy … Wiktionary
