proximity

[ prok-sim-i-tee ]
/ prɒkˈsɪm ɪ ti /

noun

nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.

Origin of proximity

First recorded in 1475–85, proximity is from the Latin word proximitās nearness, vicinity. See proximal, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM proximity

non·prox·im·i·ty, noun

Words nearby proximity

proxima centauri, proximad, proximal, proximate, proxime accessit, proximity, proximity fuse, proximity fuze, proximity talks, proximo, proximo-

British Dictionary definitions for proximities'

proximity
/ (prɒkˈsɪmɪtɪ) /

noun

nearness in space or time
nearness or closeness in a series

Word Origin for proximity

C15: from Latin proximitās closeness; see proximate