proxemics
nounEtymology From prox- (“proximity, nearness”) + -eme + -ic + -s. Clipping of proximity + modeling on phonemics. Coined by American anthropologist Edward T. Hall in 1963.
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The study of the effects of the physical distance between people in different cultures and societies.
- Proxemics refers to the personal distance that individuals prefer to keep between themselves and other individuals and is an important element of nonverbal communication.2007, Thomas N. Ingram, Professional Selling: A Trust-Based Approach, page 123:
- Derived terms
- proxemical
- Hypernyms
- nonverbal communication
- Coordinate terms
- chronemics, haptics, kinesics, vocalics