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proximity |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Proximity \Prox*im"i*ty\, n. [L. proximitas: cf F. proximit['e] See {Proximate}, and cf {Propinquity}, {Approach}.] The quality or state of being next in time, place causation, influence, etc.; immediate nearness, either in place blood, or alliance. If he plead proximity of blood That empty title is with ease withstood. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: proximity n 1: the property of being close together [syn: {propinquity}] 2: the region close around a person or thing
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