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21proximity — late 15c., from M.Fr. proximité nearness (14c.), from L. proximitatem (nom. proximitas) nearness, vicinity, from proximus nearest, superlative of prope near (see PROPINQUITY (Cf. propinquity)). Proximal is first recorded 1727 …
22proximity — [n] nearness to something adjacency, appropinquity, closeness, concurrence, contiguity, contiguousness, immediacy, juxtaposition, propinquity, togetherness; concept 747 Ant. distance, remoteness …
23proximity — ► NOUN ▪ nearness in space, time, or relationship …
24proximity — [präk sim′ə tē] n. [MFr proximité < L proximitas < proximus: see PROXIMATE] the state or quality of being near; nearness in space, time, etc …
25proximity fuze — ☆ proximity fuze n. an electronic fuze that detonates a bomb, missile, etc. when its sensor detects the target …
26proximity fuse — noun A device for causing a missile or shell to explode when it comes near the target • • • Main Entry: ↑proximate …
27Proximity search (text) — In text processing, a proximity search looks for documents where two or more separately matching term occurrences are within a specified distance, where distance is the number of intermediate words or characters. In addition to proximity, some… …
28Proximity sensor — A proximity sensor is a sensor able to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. A proximity sensor often emits an electromagnetic or electrostatic field, or a beam of electromagnetic radiation (infrared, for instance),… …
29Proximity fuze — A proximity fuze (also called a VT fuze, for variable time ) is a fuze that is designed to detonate an explosive device automatically when the distance to target becomes smaller than a predetermined value or when the target passes through a given …
30Proximity space — In topology, a proximity space is an axiomatization of notions of nearness that hold set to set, as opposed to the better known point to set notions that characterize topological spaces.The concept was described by Frigyes Riesz in 1908 and… …
