proximity
pronunciation
How to pronounce proximity in British English:
UK [prɒkˈsɪməti]
How to pronounce proximity in American English:
US [prɑːkˈsɪməti]
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- Noun:
- the property of being close together
- the region close around a person or thing
- a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit
Word Origin
- proximity
- proximity: [15] Latin proximus meant ‘nearest, next’ (it was the superlative form of an unrecorded *proqe ‘near’, a variant of prope, from which English gets approach and propinquity [14]). From it were formed the verb proximāre ‘come near’, ultimate source of English approximate [15], and the noun proximitās ‘nearness’, from which English gets proximity.=> approximate
- proximity (n.)
- late 15c., from Middle French proximité "nearness" (14c.), from Latin proximitatem (nominative proximitas) "nearness, vicinity," from proximus "nearest, next; most direct; adjoining," figuratively "latest, most recent; next, following; most faithful," superlative of prope "near" (see propinquity).
Example
- 1. The new tablet computer also lacks a proximity sensor .
- 2. America 's power and europe 's proximity bestow particular responsibilities .
- 3. Its proximity to england had also allowed some english words to slip in , noticeably nautical terms .
- 4. Singles who have something more urgent in common : proximity .
- 5. The benefits that people or firms enjoy from their proximity to others .