Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proxemical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prox-em-i-cal
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to proxemics, the effects of physical distance between people.

Example Sentences

"Also included in this definition of gestural space are the proxemical relations between performers. […] The distance between performers, or the way they approach one another, might convey something of the understanding between them."

Etymology

From prox- (“proximity, nearness”) + -eme + -ic + -al. Clipping of proximity + modeling on phonemics. See also proxemics.

Inflected Forms

more proxemical (comparative) most proxemical (superlative)

Questions

What does proxemical mean?: Relating to proxemics, the effects of physical distance between people.
Where does proxemical come from?: From prox- (“proximity, nearness”) + -eme + -ic + -al. Clipping of proximity + modeling on phonemics. See also proxemics.

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