proximity
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
proximity/prɒkˈsɪməti/
▶noun nearness in space, time, or relationship.
– origin C15: from Fr. proximité, from L. proximitas, from proximus ‘nearest’.
'proximity' also found in these Oxford entries:
contiguity
- induction
- local colour
- magnetic mine
- propinquity
- proxemics
- proximity fuse
- together
- top
- vicinity
- wind

