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   proximate

   /ˈprɒksɪmət/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of the cause of something) closest in relationship; immediate: "the fact that a storm may show up the poor condition of a flat roof does not signify that storm was the proximate cause of damage to it"
   • ▪ closest in space or time: "the failure of the proximate military power to lend assistance"
   • 2. nearly accurate; approximate: "he would try to change her speech into proximate ladylikeness"
   • 3. relating to the components of a substance as separated or identified by an initial or relatively simple process: "proximate constituents"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin proximatus ‘drawn near’, past participle of proximare, from proximus ‘nearest’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. proximately adverb
   • 2. proximation noun

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   What is the meaning of the word 'proximate'?

   • The word 'proximate' is an adjective with two senses: 1. closest in degree or order (space or time), especially in a chain of causes and effects. 2. very close in space or time.

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   What does proximal mean?

   • 2. close; very near. 3. forthcoming; imminent. 4. approximate; fairly accurate. [1590–1600; < Late Latin proximātus, past participle of proximāre to near, approach. See proximal, -ate 1] prox′i•mate•ness, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.

   Proximate | definition of proximate by The Free Dictionary

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   What are proximates used for?

   • Proximates are used in the analysis of biological materials as major constituents in their decomposition. (Isaac Watts, Logick)

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   What is the definition of the proximate cause?

   • The proximate cause is the immediate cause, involved as it may be with many other causes, but without which the event would not happen. The court must ask itself whether there was a natural and continuous sequence between cause and effect, and whether the one was a substantial factor in producing the other.

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   Proximate means closest in time, place, relationship, etc. to something. Learn how to use this formal adjective with sentences and synonyms from Cambridge Dictionary.

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     PROXIMATE meaning: 1. closest in time, place, relationship,...

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     PROXIMATE definicja: 1. closest in time, place,...

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     PROXIMATE translate: 接近. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Proximate means immediately preceding or following, very near, or soon forthcoming. It comes from the Latin word for "near" and has synonyms such as approaching, imminent, and impending.

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   Proximate things are either nearby or close in time. The proximate arrival of a new grandchild means your grandma had better finish knitting those booties. A Rube Goldberg machine is like a giant chain of proximate causes – one action causes another.

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   adjective. 1. next or nearest in space or time. 2. very near; close. 3. immediately preceding or following in a series. 4. a less common word for approximate. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Proximate definition: next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.. See examples of PROXIMATE used in a sentence.

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   Proximate means direct, immediate, or very near in space, time, or order. Find out the origin, usage, and related words of proximate from various dictionaries and sources.

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