| PROXIMAL | • proximal adj. (Anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation. • proximal adj. (Dentistry) Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are… • proximal adj. (Linguistics) Closer to the speaker. |
| PROXIMATE | • proximate adj. Close or closest; adjacent. • proximate adj. (Law) Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation. • proximate adj. About to take place; impending. |
| APPROXIMAL | • approximal adj. Near or adjacent. • approximal adj. Contiguous. • APPROXIMAL adj. close together, next to. |
| PROXIMALLY | • proximally adv. (Of causation) Immediately; most directly. • proximally adv. (Medicine) In the proximal direction: reverse of distally. • PROXIMAL adv. located near the point of origin. |
| APPROXIMATE | • approximate adj. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. • approximate adj. Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate. • approximate v. (Transitive, intransitive) To estimate. |
| PROXIMATELY | • proximately adv. In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately. • PROXIMATE adv. nearest or next. |
| PROXIMATION | • proximation n. Proximity. • proximation n. Approximation. • PROXIMATION n. immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc., also PROXIMITY. |
| APPROXIMATED | • approximated v. Simple past tense and past participle of approximate. • approximated adj. Calculated by approximation. • APPROXIMATE v. to come close to. |
| APPROXIMATES | • approximates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approximate. • APPROXIMATE v. to come close to. |
| PROXIMATIONS | • proximations n. Plural of proximation. • PROXIMATION n. immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc., also PROXIMITY. |
| APPROXIMATELY | • approximately adv. Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount. • APPROXIMATE adv. close together. |
| APPROXIMATING | • approximating v. Present participle of approximate. • APPROXIMATE v. to come close to. |
| APPROXIMATION | • approximation n. The act, process or result of approximating. • approximation n. (Mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose. • approximation n. (Medicine) The act of bringing together the edges of tissue to be sutured. |
| APPROXIMATIVE | • approximative adj. Of, relating to, or being an estimate or approximation. • approximative n. (Grammar) A grammatical construct that expresses approximation. • APPROXIMATIVE adj. approaching closely. |
| INTERPROXIMAL | • interproximal adj. Between the proximal parts of two adjoining surfaces, but especially between the surfaces of adjoining teeth. • INTERPROXIMAL adj. situated or used in the areas between adjoining teeth. |
| PROXIMATENESS | • proximateness n. Quality of being proximate. • PROXIMATENESS n. the state of being proximate. |
| APPROXIMATIONS | • approximations n. Plural of approximation. • APPROXIMATION n. the act of drawing together. |
| PROXIMATENESSES | • PROXIMATENESS n. the state of being proximate. |