proximity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: proximity	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proximity n the property of being close together [syn: proximity, propinquity] the region close around a person or thing a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit Synonym(s): proximity, law of proximity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proximity \Proxim"ity\, n. [L. proximitas: cf. F. proximit[82] 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.