See Also: proximity(medicine)
proximity(dictionary)
proximity(dictionary)
PROXIMITY(law)
scintillation proximity assay(medicine)
Proximity to Customer Base(money)
Physical Proximity Test(law)

proximity (iou)



proximity noun. L15.
[Old & mod. French proximite or Latin proximitas, from proximus nearest: see -ITY.]
The fact, condition, or position of being near or close, nearness, (of relation, in space or time, etc.).
proximity of blood kinship.
E. Saintsbury The town's..proximity to the River Bogie. W. M. Clarke Collins..and Constable continued to live in close proximity.
Comb.: proximity fuse an electronic detonator in a projectile that operates automatically within a predetermined distance of a target; proximity talks diplomatic discussions or negotiations in which opposing parties do not meet but are in close proximity to each other and talk through intermediaries.