proximate
英['prɒksɪmət]
美['prɑksəmət]
英英释意
- 1. closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects;
- "news of his proximate arrival"
- "interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals"
- 2. very close in space or time;
- "proximate words"
- "proximate houses"