"proximal" meaning in English

See proximal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɹɒksɪməl/ [UK] Forms: more proximal [comparative], most proximal [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin proximus, superlative form of prope (“near, nigh”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|proximus}} Latin proximus, {{m|la|prope||near, nigh}} prope (“near, nigh”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} proximal (comparative more proximal, superlative most proximal)
  1. (anatomy, geology) Closer to the point of attachment or observation. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Geology Coordinate_terms (human anatomy direction adjectives): anterior Translations (Closer to the point of attachment): proximal (Catalan), 鄰近的 (Chinese Mandarin), 邻近的 (línjìn de) (Chinese Mandarin), läheinen (Finnish), proksimaalinen (Finnish), proximal [medicine, sciences] (German), εγγύς (engýs) (Greek), neasach (Irish), prossimale (Italian), nêzîkî (Northern Kurdish), proximal (Occitan), proximal (Portuguese), proximal (Romanian), проксимальный (proksimalʹnyj) (Russian), proximal (Spanish), proximal (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-proximal-en-adj-3wy-IOkl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 7 49 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 40 12 48 Topics: anatomy, geography, geology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'human anatomy direction adjectives': 53 24 23 Disambiguation of 'Closer to the point of attachment': 58 8 33
  2. (dentistry) Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are close to neighboring teeth. Categories (topical): Dentistry
    Sense id: en-proximal-en-adj-ayk1vCr- Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 40 12 48 Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
  3. (linguistics) Closer to the speaker. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-proximal-en-adj-SVKqjv7x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 7 49 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 40 12 48 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: proximate

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        "sciences"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Closer to the point of attachment",
      "word": "prossimale"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "Closer to the point of attachment",
      "word": "nêzîkî"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "Closer to the point of attachment",
      "word": "proximal"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Closer to the point of attachment",
      "word": "proximal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Closer to the point of attachment",
      "word": "proximal"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "proksimalʹnyj",
      "sense": "Closer to the point of attachment",
      "word": "проксимальный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Closer to the point of attachment",
      "word": "proximal"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Closer to the point of attachment",
      "word": "proximal"
    }
  ],
  "word": "proximal"
}

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