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Definition of proxemic - 3 dictionary results

prox⋅e⋅mics

  [prok-see-miks]
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–noun (used with a singular verb)
1. Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.
2. Linguistics. the study of the symbolic and communicative role in a culture of spatial arrangements and variations in distance, as in how far apart individuals engaged in conversation stand depending on the degree of intimacy between them.

Origin:
1960–65; prox(imity) + -emics (extracted from phonemics ); appar. coined by U.S. anthropologist Edward T. Hall (b. 1914)

Related forms:
prox⋅e⋅mic, adjective
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prox·e·mics   (prŏk-sē'mĭks)   
n.   (used with a sing. verb)
The study of the cultural, behavioral, and sociological aspects of spatial distances between individuals.

[prox(imity) + -emics (as in phonemics).]
prox·e'mic adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: prox·e·mics
Pronunciation: präk-'sE-miks
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
: the study of thenature, degree, and effect of the spatial separation individuals naturally maintain (as in various social and interpersonal situations) and of how this separation relates to environmental and culturalfactors —prox·e·mic /-mik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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