proximity

(prŏk-sĭm'ĭ-tē)
n.
The state, quality, sense, or fact of being near or next; closeness: "Swift's major writings have a proximity and a relevance that is splendidly invigorating" (M.D. Aeschliman). See Usage Note at redundancy.

[Middle English, from Old French proximite, from Latin proximitās, from proximus, nearest. See proximate.]

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n

Definition: nearness to something
Antonyms: distance, remoteness

For a list of words related to proximity, see:

• Relative Positions - proximity: nearness

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - nærhed

idioms:

• proximity fuse    radiobrandrør
• proximity of blood    nært slægtskab

Nederlands (Dutch)
nabijheid

Français (French)
n. - proximité

idioms:

• proximity fuse    fusée de proximité
• proximity of blood    liens du sang

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nähe

idioms:

• proximity fuse    Annäherungszünder
• proximity of blood    Blutsverwandtschaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εγγύτητα, γειτνίαση, αμεσότητα

idioms:

• proximity fuse    (στρατ.) πυροσωλήνας προσέγγισης
• proximity of blood    συγγένεια αίματος

Italiano (Italian)
vicinanza, prossimità

idioms:

• proximity fuse    detonatore a distanza
• proximity of blood    consanguineità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - proximidade (f)

idioms:

• proximity fuse    espoleta de aproximação
• proximity of blood    parentesco

Русский (Russian)
соседство, близость

idioms:

• proximity fuse    неконтактный взрыватель
• proximity of blood    родственник, родственные отношения

Español (Spanish)
n. - proximidad, cercanía

idioms:

• proximity fuse    espoleta de proximidad
• proximity of blood    parentesco

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - närhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
接近, 亲近

idioms:

• proximity fuse    近炸引信, 感应引信
• proximity of blood    近亲, 骨肉之亲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 接近, 親近

idioms:

• proximity fuse    近炸引信, 感應引信
• proximity of blood    近親, 骨肉之親

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 근접, 가까움

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 近いこと, 近接, 接近

idioms:

• proximity fuse    近接信管
• proximity of blood    近親

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قرب, جوار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קרבה, סמיכות‬

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