proximity
nounUK /pɹɒkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti/ · CA, US /pɹɑkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti/
Etymology From proxim(ate) + -ity, from Middle French proximité, from Latin proximitās, proximitāt-, from proximus.
1
Closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship.
- The proximity of the heat source allowed it to be detected by the sensor.
- You and I live in close proximity.
- Synonyms
- closeness, nearness, nighness, propinquity, vicinity
- Derived terms
- airprox, ground proximity warning system, proxemics, proximitous, proximity effect, proximity fuse, proximity fuze, proximity mine, visual proximity
- Related terms
- approximate, approximation, approximator, proximate