Proximity

//pɹɑkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship. countable, uncountable

    "The proximity of the heat source allowed it to be detected by the sensor."

  2. 2
    the property of being close together wordnet
  3. 3
    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 wordnet
  4. 4
    the region close around a person or thing wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
closenessnearnesspropinquityaccordadditionadjacency

Example

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"Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the proximity of objects around them."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

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