proximity
noun/prɒkˈsɪməti/
/prɑːkˈsɪməti/
[uncountable] (formal)- the state of being near somebody/something in distance or time
- proximity (of somebody/something) (to somebody/something) The proximity of the college to London makes it very popular.
- in the proximity of something a house in the proximity of (= near) the motorway
- in… proximity (to somebody/something) The area has a number of schools in close proximity to each other.
- the death of two members of her family in close proximity
- The site is in close proximity to an airport.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- close
- geographic
- geographical
- …
- in proximity to
- proximity to
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from French proximité, from Latin proximitas, from proximus ‘nearest’.
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