proximity

English

Etymology

From Middle French proximité, from Latin proximitās, proximitāt-, from proximus.

Noun

proximity (plural proximities)

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.

Synonyms

• closeness, nearness

Derived terms

• proximity fuze
• proxemics

Related terms

• approximate
• approximation
• approximator
• proximate

Translations

closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 接近 (cmn) (jiējìn)

• Danish: nærhed (da) c
• Dutch: nabijheid (nl) f
• Esperanto: proksimeco (eo)
• Finnish: läheisyys (fi)
• French: proximité (fr) f

• German: Nähe (de) f, Nachbarschaft (de) f
• Manx: niessid (gv) m
• Russian: близость (ru) (blízostʹ) f, соседство (ru) (sosédstvo) n
• Spanish: proximidad (es) f
• Telugu: చేరువు (te) (chEruvu)
• Turkish: yakınlık (tr)