Proximity
11proximity — prox|im|i|ty [prɔkˈsımıti US pra:k ] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: proximitas, from proximus; PROXIMATE] formal nearness in distance or time proximity to ▪ We chose the house for its proximity to the school. proximity of ▪ the… …
12proximity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close ▪ geographic (esp. AmE), geographical, physical, spatial PREPOSITION ▪ in proximity …
13proximity — prox|im|i|ty [ prak sıməti ] noun uncount FORMAL how near something is to another thing, especially in distance or time: proximity to: the town s proximity to the mountains in close proximity: All of my family live in close proximity …
14proximity — [[t]prɒksɪ̱mɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu N to/of n, in N Proximity to a place or person is nearness to that place or person. [FORMAL] Part of the attraction is Darwin s proximity to Asia... He became aware of the proximity of the Afghans... Families… …
15proximity — UK [prɒkˈsɪmətɪ] / US [prɑkˈsɪmətɪ] noun [uncountable] formal how near something is to another thing, especially in distance or time proximity to: the town s proximity to the mountains in close proximity: All of my family live in close proximity …
16proximity — n. nearness in space, time, etc. (sat in close proximity to them). Phrases and idioms: proximity fuse an electronic device causing a projectile to explode when near its target. proximity of blood kinship. Etymology: ME f. F proximiteacute or L… …
17proximity — noun (U) formal nearness in distance or time (+ to): Proximity to a good school is important. | in close proximity (=very near) …
18proximity — noun closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship. The proximity of the heat source allowed it to be detected by the sensor. Syn: closeness, nearness See Also: approxim …
19proximity — [15] Latin proximus meant ‘nearest, next’ (it was the superlative form of an unrecorded *proqe ‘near’, a variant of prope, from which English gets approach and propinquity [14]). From it were formed the verb proximāre ‘come near’, ultimate source …
20proximity — noun the proximity to her parents home was a consideration Syn: closeness, nearness, propinquity; accessibility, handiness; archaic vicinity …
