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proximity noun [ prɒkˈsɪmɪti ]

• nearness in space, time, or relationship.
• "do not operate microphones in close proximity to television sets"
Similar: closeness, nearness, presence, juxtaposition, propinquity, adjacency, accessibility, contiguity, vicinity, vicinage,
Origin: late 15th century: from French proximité, from Latin proximitas, from proximus ‘nearest’.


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