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)

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.

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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)

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