proximationn.

Brit.

/ˌprɒksᵻˈmeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌprɑksəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: proximate adj., -ion suffix¹.

Etymology: < proximate adj. + -ion suffix¹; compare -ation suffix. Compare earlier proximity n.In sense 2 probably influenced by approximation n.

1. Physical adjacency; = proximity n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [noun]

sideOE

nighnessOE

propinquity?a1425

neighboured1440

neighbourshipc1485

nearnessc1545

vicinity1560

neighbourhood1567

proximity1579

affinity1612

appropinquity1646

voisinage1665

vicinage1686

proximation1802

proximateness1881

1802 D. Staniford Art of Reading (ed. 2) cxv. 214 He told me about..how the proximation to fire made the sentiments of heat.

1896 Science 3 Apr. 534/2 The syncline of deposition thus becomes an evidence of proximation to shore.

1931 Times 26 Nov. 10/4 The effect..is set aside by cooling the skin with a fan or by proximation of a cool surface.

1988 Philadelphia Business Jrnl. (Nexis) 19 Sept. b3 Lower costs resulting from proximation to other law firms, to the courts, and to where the concentration of clients is the greatest, still generally offset the costs of higher taxes.

2000 New Yorker 27 Nov. 172/2 Sedentism meant that people lived in close proximation to their own waste by-products.

2. Closeness of identity or relation; = approximation n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [noun] > approximation

approximation1660

approach1750

approachment1830

proximation1845

vergencya1854

1845 Southern Q. Rev. Apr. 313 In France, there is..a greater apparent proximation of the one thing to the other.

1932 G. H. Gerould Ballad of Tradition i. 10 The cause may be found..in a perfectly natural proximation to lyric folk song.

1964 in Daily Tel. Mag. (1968) 15 Nov. 54/4 My grandmother's mysteriously peace-giving presence drew me back to at least a passable proximation of sanity.

2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 13 Mar. 48 They pick their feet up acting like there are lead weights attached to them, and perform a proximation between prancing and marching.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proximation
释义	proximationn. Brit. /ˌprɒksᵻˈmeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌprɑksəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: proximate adj., -ion suffix¹. Etymology: < proximate adj. + -ion suffix¹; compare -ation suffix. Compare earlier proximity n.In sense 2 probably influenced by approximation n. 1. Physical adjacency; = proximity n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [noun] sideOE nighnessOE propinquity?a1425 neighboured1440 neighbourshipc1485 nearnessc1545 vicinity1560 neighbourhood1567 proximity1579 affinity1612 appropinquity1646 voisinage1665 vicinage1686 proximation1802 proximateness1881 1802 D. Staniford Art of Reading (ed. 2) cxv. 214 He told me about..how the proximation to fire made the sentiments of heat. 1896 Science 3 Apr. 534/2 The syncline of deposition thus becomes an evidence of proximation to shore. 1931 Times 26 Nov. 10/4 The effect..is set aside by cooling the skin with a fan or by proximation of a cool surface. 1988 Philadelphia Business Jrnl. (Nexis) 19 Sept. b3 Lower costs resulting from proximation to other law firms, to the courts, and to where the concentration of clients is the greatest, still generally offset the costs of higher taxes. 2000 New Yorker 27 Nov. 172/2 Sedentism meant that people lived in close proximation to their own waste by-products. 2. Closeness of identity or relation; = approximation n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [noun] > approximation approximation1660 approach1750 approachment1830 proximation1845 vergencya1854 1845 Southern Q. Rev. Apr. 313 In France, there is..a greater apparent proximation of the one thing to the other. 1932 G. H. Gerould Ballad of Tradition i. 10 The cause may be found..in a perfectly natural proximation to lyric folk song. 1964 in Daily Tel. Mag. (1968) 15 Nov. 54/4 My grandmother's mysteriously peace-giving presence drew me back to at least a passable proximation of sanity. 2003 Daily Mail (Nexis) 13 Mar. 48 They pick their feet up acting like there are lead weights attached to them, and perform a proximation between prancing and marching. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1802
随便看	to make a specified amount of easting to make a specified amount of northing to make a specified amount of southing to make a specified amount of westing to make a spoon or spoil a horn to make a sport of to make a spread eagle to make a spread eagle of to make a stab at to make a stab at something to make a staff for one's own head to make a staff to strike oneself down to make a stag to make a stand to make a stare to make a state to make a statement to make a stay to make a step or steps to make a stern-board to make a sternboard to make a stint to make a stop to make a stop of to make a story