proximity

English

Etymology

proxim(ate) +‎ -ity, from Middle French proximité, from Latin proximitās, proximitāt-, from proximus.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹɒkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /pɹɑkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti/, [pɹɑkˈsɪm.ɪ.ɾi]

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /pɹɔkˈsɪm.ə.ti/, [pɹɔkˈsɪm.ə.ɾi]

Noun

proximity (countable and uncountable, 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.

   You and I live in close proximity.

Synonyms

• closeness
• nearness
• propinquity

Derived terms

• airprox
• ground proximity warning system
• proxemics
• proximity effect
• proximity fuse
• proximity fuze
• proximity mine
• visual proximity

 

Related terms

• approximate
• approximation
• approximator
• proximate

Translations

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

• Asturian: proximidá f
• Bengali: কাছ (bn) (kach), বরাত (bn) (borat)
• Bikol Central: kaharanihan
• Bulgarian: бли́зост (bg) f (blízost)
• Catalan: proximitat (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 接近 (zh) (jiējìn)

• Czech: blízkost (cs) f
• Danish: nærhed c
• Dutch: nabijheid (nl) f
• Esperanto: proksimeco
• Finnish: läheisyys (fi)
• French: proximité (fr) f
• Galician: proximidade (gl) f
• Georgian: სიახლოვე (siaxlove)
• German: Nähe (de) f, Nachbarschaft (de) f
• Hebrew: קִרְבָה (he) f (qirvá)
• Indonesian: kedekatan (id)
• Italian: vicinanza (it) f
• Latin: proximitās f
• Manx: niessid m
• Mari:

  Eastern Mari: лишыл (ĺišyl)

• Plautdietsch: Omjäajent f
• Polish: bliskość (pl) f
• Portuguese: proximidade (pt) f
• Romanian: proximitate (ro) f, vecinătate (ro) f
• Russian: бли́зость (ru) f (blízostʹ), сосе́дство (ru) n (sosédstvo)
• Spanish: proximidad (es) f, cercanía (es) f
• Swedish: närheten (sv)
• Telugu: చేరువు (cēruvu), సరస (te) (sarasa)
• Turkish: yakınlık (tr)
• Ukrainian: бли́зькість (uk) f (blýzʹkistʹ)