in+proximity
71proximity 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… …
72proximity — noun Etymology: Middle French proximité, from Latin proximitat , proximitas, from proximus Date: 15th century the quality or state of being proximate ; closeness …
73proximity 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 …
74proximity — /prok sim i tee/, n. nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation. [1475 85; < L proximitas nearness, vicinity. See PROXIMAL, ITY] * * * …
75proximity — Synonyms and related words: accord, addition, adjacency, adjunct, affairs, affiliation, affinity, alliance, approach, approximation, assemblage, association, bond, closeness, combination, confines, connectedness, connection, contiguity,… …
76proximity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nearness, vicinity, propinquity, neighborhood. Ant., distance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. contiguity, concurrence, closeness, vicinity; see nearness 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. nearness,… …
77proximity — prox·im·i·ty || prÉ‘k sɪmÉ™tɪ /prÉ’ n. adjacency, nearness, closeness, vicinity …
78proximity fuze — bomb ignition device that senses the distance of a target and automatically detonates the bomb when the target is within range (Military) …
79proximity 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 …
80proximity fuse — noun an electronic detonator that causes a projectile to explode when it comes within a preset distance of its target …
