transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpräk-sə-mət ]
adjective
Etymology: Latin proximatus, past participle of proximare to approach, from proximus nearest, next, superlative of prope near — more at approach
Date: 1661
1. : immediately preceding or following (as in a chain of events, causes, or effects)
proximate , rather than ultimate, goals — Reinhold Niebuhr
2.
a. : very near : close
b. : soon forthcoming : imminent
• prox·i·mate·ly adverb
• prox·i·mate·ness noun