proximate

adj.

1. Very near or next, as in space, time, or order. See synonyms at close.
2. Approximate.

[Latin proximātus, past participle of proximāre, to come near, from proximus, nearest.]

proximately prox'i·mate·ly adv.
proximateness prox'i·mate·ness n.

adjective

1. Not far from another in space, time, or relation: adjacent, close, contiguous, immediate, near, nearby, nigh. Idioms: at hand, under one's nose, within a stone's throw, within hailing distance. See near/far/distance.
2. About to occur at any moment: imminent, impending, momentary. See near/far/distance.

Immediate; nearest.

• p. analysis — a chemical method of assessing and expressing the nutritional value of a feed. It divides each feed into six categories and states the percentage of each that is present in the feed:
— (1) water (or dry matter). — (2) total or crude protein (total nitrogen×6.25). — (3) fat (or ether extract). — (4) ash (minerals). — (5) crude fiber (incompletely digested carbohydrates). — (6) nitrogen-free extract (readily digestible carbohydrate).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nærmest, direkte

Nederlands (Dutch)
bijna, dichtbij

Français (French)
adj. - de proximité

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unmittelbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εγγύτατος

Italiano (Italian)
prossimo, vicino, immediato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - próximo, imediato

Русский (Russian)
ближайший, непосредственный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - próximo, aproximado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - närbelägen, närmast, omedelbar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
最近的, 近似的, 紧邻的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 最近的, 近似的, 緊鄰的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 가장 가까운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 最も近い, 直前の, 近似の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) الأقرب من حيث المكان أو الزمان, مباشر, تقريبي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮הקרוב ביותר, סמוך‬

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