Synonyms for proximate

Grammar : Adj

Spell : prok-suh-mit

Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒk sə mɪt

Définition of proximate

Origin : "neighboring," 1590s (implied in proximately), from Late Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare "to draw near," from proximus "nearest, next" (see proximity).

adj close

Example sentences :

We have now to consider the genesis and proximate destiny of the Falls of Niagara.
Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall

In conclusion, we may say a word regarding the proximate future of Niagara.
Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall

It is not, and cannot be, split into a proximate and a remote object.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 » by Various

The obvious and proximate cause of his death was affliction.
Extract from : « Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present » by John Timbs

The causes of insanity may be divided into (a) general, and (b) proximate.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5 » by Various

Nevertheless, in an indirect way we may be able to get a proximate idea of their numbers.
Extract from : « Birds in London » by W. H. Hudson

It is difficult to determine even the proximate date of these glasses.
Extract from : « The Catacombs of Rome » by William Henry Withrow

The rarity of gaol deliveries was a proximate cause of this.
Extract from : « The Chronicles of Newgate, vol. 1/2 » by Arthur Griffiths

The proximate causes of the Onin conflict are to be sought in personal ambition.
Extract from : « Japan » by Various

It has its predisposition and its direct and proximate causes.
Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

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