proxemics

1. 1.

   the study of spatial distances between individuals in different cultures and situations

   Broadersocial science

Other forms of proxemics

plural

proxemicses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about proxemics

What does proxemics mean?

proxemics means "the study of spatial distances between individuals in different cultures and situations".

How many syllables are in proxemics?

proxemics has 3 syllables: prox-e-mics. The stress falls on "prox".

Is proxemics a common word?

proxemics is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.