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41proximity — 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… …
42Proximity principle — Waste Management = The proximity principle advocates that waste should be disposed of (or otherwise managed) close to the point at which it is generated, thus aiming to achieve responsible self sufficiency at a regional/or sub regional level.… …
43proximity fuze — a design for detonating a charge, as in a projectile, within a predesignated radius of a target. Also called variable time fuze, VT fuze. [1940 45] * * * also called Vt Fuze, or Influence Fuze, an explosive ignition device used in bombs …
44proximity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close ▪ geographic (esp. AmE), geographical, physical, spatial PREPOSITION ▪ in proximity …
45proximity — 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 …
46proximity — [[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… …
47proximity — 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 …
48proximity — 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… …
49proximity fuze — noun : an electronic device that detonates a projectile within effective range of the target by means of the radio waves sent out from a tiny radio set in the nose of the projectile and reflected back to the set from the target called also radio… …
50Proximity effect (atomic physics) — At the atomic level, when two atoms come into proximity, the highest energy, or valence, orbitals of the atoms change substantially and the electrons on the two atoms reorganize. One way to probe a correlated state is through the proximity effect …
