n.
Pronunciation: präk- ' s ē -miks
Function: noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Etymology: prox imity + -emics (as in phonemics )
Date: 1963
: the study of the nature, 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 cultural factors
– prox · e · mic \ -mik \ adjective