Proximal vs. Proximate

Proximaladjective

Closer to the point of attachment or observation.

Proximaladjective

(dentistry) Facing toward another tooth. The proximal surfaces of a tooth are those that touch or are close to neighboring teeth.

Proximaladjective

(linguistics) Closer to the speaker.

Proximaladjective

Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of dependence; proximate.

Proximaladjective

Situated near the point of attachment or origin; as, the proximal part of a limb.

Proximaladjective

situated nearest to point of attachment or origin;

Proximaladjective

situated nearer to the centre of the body or the point of attachment

Proximaladjective

relating to or denoting an area close to a centre of a geological process such as sedimentation or volcanism.

Proximateadjective

Close or closest; adjacent.

Proximateadjective

(legal) Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.

Proximateadjective

About to take place; impending.

Proximatenoun

(linguistics) A grammatical marker in the Algonquian (and some other) languages for a principal third person.

Proximateadjective

Nearest; next immediately preceding or following.

Proximateadjective

closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects;

Proximateadjective

very close in space or time;

Proximateadjective

(especially of the cause of something) closest in relationship; immediate

Proximateadjective

closest in space or time

Proximateadjective

nearly accurate; approximate

Proximate

Proximates are used in the analysis of biological materials as a decomposition of a human-consumable good into its major constituents. They are a good approximation of the contents of packaged comestible goods and serve as a cost-effective and easy verification of nutritional panels.