Proximity
81proximity — prox•im•i•ty [[t]prɒkˈsɪm ɪ ti[/t]] n. nearness in place, time, relation, etc • Etymology: 1475–85; < L proximitās nearness, vicinity. See proximal, ity …
82proximity — /prɒkˈsɪməti / (say prok simuhtee) noun nearness in place, time, or relation. {late Middle English, from Latin proximitas} …
83proximity — Kindred between two persons. Quality or state of being next in time, place, causation, influence, etc.; immediate nearness …
84proximity — Nearness in space, time, distance, kinship, etc …
85proximity fuze — A fuze wherein primary initiation occurs by remotely sensing the presence, distance, and/or direction of a target or its associated environment by means of a signal generated by the fuze or emitted by the target, or by detecting a disturbance of… …
86proximity fuse — noun Date: 1945 a fuse for a projectile that uses the principle of radar to detect the presence of a target within the projectile s effective range …
87proximity fuze — bomb ignition device that senses the distance of a target and automatically detonates the bomb when the target is within range (Military) …
88proximity fuse — A fuse in which the primary initiation occurs by remotely sensing the presence, distance, and/or direction of a target or its associated environment by means of a signal generated by the fuse or emitted by the target or by detecting a disturbance …
89proximity fuse — noun an electronic detonator that causes a projectile to explode when it comes within a preset distance of its target …
90proximity fuze — proxim′ity fuze n. a device for detonating a charge, as in a projectile, within a predesignated radius of a target • Etymology: 1940–45 …
