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Meaning of "proxemics" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROXEMICS

proxemics  [prɒkˈsɪːmɪks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROXEMICS

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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proxemics is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROXEMICS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Proxemics

Proxemics is a subcategory of the study of nonverbal communication along with haptics, kinesics, vocalics, and chronemics. Proxemics can be defined as "the interrelated observations and theories of man's use of space as a specialized elaboration of culture". Edward T. Hall, the cultural anthropologist who coined the term in 1963, emphasized the impact of proxemic behavior on interpersonal communication. Hall believed that the value in studying proxemics comes from its applicability in evaluating not only the way people interact with others in daily life, but also "the organization of space in houses and buildings, and ultimately the layout of towns. In animals, Swiss zoologist Heini Hediger had distinguished between flight distance, critical distance, personal distance, and social distance. Hall reasoned that, with very few exceptions, flight distance and critical distance have been eliminated in human reactions, and thus interviewed hundreds of people to determine modified criteria for human interactions. In his work on proxemics, Edward T. Hall separated his theory into two overarching categories: personal space and territory.

Definition of proxemics in the English dictionary

The definition of proxemics in the dictionary is the study of spatial interrelationships in humans or in populations of animals of the same species.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROXEMICS


aerodynamics
ˌɛərəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks
ceramics
sɪˈræmɪks
comics
ˈkɒmɪks
comix
ˈkɒmɪks
dynamics
daɪˈnæmɪks
economics
ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks
electrodynamics
ɪˌlɛktrəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks
epistemics
ˌɛpɪˈstiːmɪks
ergonomics
ˌɜːɡəˈnɒmɪks
genomics
dʒɪˈnɒmɪks
hydrodynamics
ˌhaɪdrəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks
macroeconomics
ˌmækrəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪks
mix
mɪks
morphemics
mɔːˈfiːmɪks
morphophonemics
ˌmɔːfəʊfəʊˈniːmɪks
phonemics
fəˈniːmɪks
premix
ˈpriːmɪks
remix
riːˈmɪks
tagmemics
tæɡˈmiːmɪks
thermodynamics
ˌθɜːməʊdaɪˈnæmɪks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROXEMICS

prox.
proxemic
proxies
Proxima
Proxima Centauri
proximal
proximally
proximate
proximately
proximateness
proximation
proxime accessit
proximity
proximity fuse
proximity talks
proximo
proxy
proxy conflict
proxy server
proxy vote

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROXEMICS

biodynamics
bionomics
chromodynamics
computational fluid dynamics
eurythmics
geodynamics
group dynamics
home economics
law of thermodynamics
magnetohydrodynamics
metabolomics
microeconomics
pharmacodynamics
polemics
psychodynamics
quantum chromodynamics
quantum electrodynamics
urodynamics
welfare economics
zeroth law of thermodynamics

Synonyms and antonyms of proxemics in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «proxemics» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROXEMICS

Find out the translation of proxemics to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of proxemics from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proxemics» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

空间关系学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

proxémica
570 millions of speakers

English

proxemics
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Proxemics
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مبحث التداني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Proxemics
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

proxemics
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

proxemics
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

proxémique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Proksemik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

proxemics
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

近接学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공간적 행위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Proksemik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

proxemics
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிராக்ஸீமிக்ஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Proxemics
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

proxemics
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prossemica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

proxemics
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Proxemics
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

proxemică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Proxemics
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

proxemiek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Proxemics
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

proxemics
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proxemics

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROXEMICS»

The term «proxemics» is normally little used and occupies the 129.611 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROXEMICS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proxemics

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROXEMICS»

Discover the use of proxemics in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proxemics and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Proxemics: selected writings 1988-2006
No less versatile in his writing than in his installations, films, architecture and sculpture, Liam Gillick unites his critical essays in this collection, most of which were originally printed in art magazines or exhibition catalogues.
Liam Gillick, Lionel Bovier, 2006
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Instructional Proxemics: Creating a Place for Space in ...
Results of this study indicate that learning spaces influence student perceptions across these measures, and that these perceptions are mitigated by the instructor.
John Alexander McArthur (III.), 2008
3
Everyday Aesthetics: Prosaics, the Play of Culture and ...
Table 23.1 Rhetoric-Dramatic Coupling Coordinate of the rhetoric Coordinate of the dramatic Signic cartography Symbolic cartography Registers: lexic, acoustic, somatic, scopic Modalities: proxemics, kinetics, emphatics, fluxion Function: ...
Professor Katya Mandoki, 2012
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A Historical Archaeology of the Modern World
Though Wright's study bears the influence of Hall's use of psychology, his analysis betrays the underlying mutualism of proxemics. As Wright (1979:43) observed, his investigation was about how "people relate to space in terms of their homes, ...
Charles E. Orser, 1996
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The Communication Man
NASTY. TRICK. Proxemics refers to the non-verbal behaviors related to the utilization and structure of the immediate space of the person. There are two principal areas of studies in the Proxemics: - Of the personal space, - Of the territorial ...
Jd Roman, 2006
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Advanced Public Speaking: Dynamics and Techniques
Proxemics is nonverbal communication that deals with the physical distance between people. It is the proximity that we are to a person when communicating. Acceptable distance varies between individuals and cultures. Edward Hall identified ...
Ruth Livingston, 2010
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Teaching Adolescents: Educational Psychology as a Science of ...
Proxemics The word proxemics refers to the meaning and use of one's social and personal space. From the perspective of teaching, proxemics has its greatest impact on the interaction distances, both personal and public, that teachers choose ...
Howard A. Smith, 2007
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Communicating Across Cultures
Proxemics Proxemic studies examine the functions and regulation of interpersonal space in different cultures. Claiming a space for oneself means injecting one's sense of identity or selfhood into a place. For instance, we often use object ...
Stella Ting-Toomey, 1999
9
Discriminate Or Diversify
Proxemics. This section is included for completeness, and reference, although the reader might be better suited to recognize that body language plays a more important role in our daily communications. Getting into measurable degrees of ...
Enrique Ruiz, 2009
10
Nonverbal Communication
Being an anthropologist, Hall (1959, 1963, 1964, 1966) used the concept of proxemics to describe characteristic spatial relationships (including territorial phenomena) among persons in various cultures, or within a given culture for different ...
Albert Mehrabian, 1977

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROXEMICS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proxemics is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why the 'pool party' arrest hysteria is (again) dead wrong
... kinesics, and proxemics — and how all of those things can imply imminent threat. The two male subjects in McKinney exhibited several of the abovementioned ... «Police News, Jun 15»
2
16 Things You Shouldn't Do To Men in the Office
Understand the classic art of proxemics. The best way to make someone uncomfortable is by standing too close to them. Even though we assume men love it, ... «Verve Magazine, Jun 15»
3
TEDx Fort Wayne innovators, community leaders connect on big ideas
Henry Graf - Legos and 'that Loving Feeling': How proxemics affect scaling your organization. Alec Johnson - Demonstration on Projection Mapping. By Jaclyn ... «News Sentinel, May 15»
4
Ben-Gurion University to Develop Robots to Help Senior Citizens
The BGU project, titled “Follow Me: Proxemics and Responsiveness for Following Tasks in Adaptive Assistive Robotics,” will use “robotic adaptive ... «JP Updates, May 15»
5
Israel's Ben-Gurion University Develops Robots to Help Senior …
The BGU project, which is titled “Follow Me: Proxemics and Responsiveness for Following Tasks in Adaptive Assistive Robotics,” will use “robotic adaptive ... «Jspace News, May 15»
6
Reach Out And Touch Someone
This all got me thinking about college days when I studied the arcane science of nonverbal communication — "proxemics." This discipline focuses on the spatial ... «MediaPost Communications, Apr 15»
7
Kristen Stewart & Girlfriend: The Body Language Behind the …
Physical Closeness: Social writer Cate Leona notes that 'the average person's space is about 18 inches,' and Proxemics expert Edward T. Hall posits 6 inches ... «moviepilot.com, Jan 15»
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If I were a student again . . .
Proxemics is the study of how to use space and how much space one needs to feel comfortable. It is said that Jonas Salk had been working on the polio vaccine ... «Inquirer.net, Dec 14»
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World's Largest Desk an Endless Table of Collaboration
“Enclosed private offices clearly outperformed open-plan layouts in most aspects of IEQ, particularly in acoustics, privacy and the proxemics issues. Benefits of ... «Sourceable, Oct 14»
10
9 Body Language Tricks to Improve Your Negotiation Skills
The science of personal space, otherwise referred to as "proxemics," focuses on the distance between people as they interact. Ever felt incredibly uncomfortable ... «Fast Company, Jul 14»

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