Proximate
51proximate — prox•i•mate [[t]ˈprɒk sə mɪt[/t]] adj. 1) next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc 2) close; very near 3) forthcoming; imminent 4) approximate; fairly accurate • Etymology: 1590–1600; < LL proximātus, ptp. of …
52proximate — /ˈprɒksəmət / (say proksuhmuht) adjective 1. next; nearest. 2. closely adjacent; very near. 3. fairly accurate; approximate. 4. next in a chain of relation. {Late Latin proximātus, past participle, approached} –proximately, adverb …
53proximate — Immediate; nearest; direct, next in order. In its legal sense, closest in causal connection. Armijo v. World Ins. Co., 78 N.M. 204, 429 P.2d 904, 905. Next in relation to cause and effect …
54proximate — adj. 1 nearest or next before or after (in place, order, time, causation, thought process, etc.). 2 approximate. Derivatives: proximately adv. Etymology: L proximatus past part. of proximare draw near (as PROXIMAL) …
55proximate cause — noun An event which, in a natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any efficient intervening cause, produces an injury, and without which the injury would not have occurred …
56proximate/remote cause — See causal chain …
57proximate principle — immediate p …
58Proximate Analysis — A commonly used analysis for reporting fuel properties; may be on a dry (moisture free) basis, as fired , or on an ash and moisture free basis. Fractions usually reported include: volatile matter, fixed carbon, moisture, ash, and heating value… …
59proximate factor — Factor that defines the need for a physiological change in an organism …
60proximate matter — noun 1. : matter ready for the reception of a form compare matter 3b 2. : matter of a syllogism 1 …
