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Proximate

adjective

Closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects. "Interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals"

Very close in space or time. "Proximate houses"

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"Proximate" Quotes from Famous Books

... excellent "Story of the Pilgrim Fathers," so often referred to herein, to find him sharply arraigning "those members of the Leyden church who were responsible for the fitting of the SPEEDWELL," alleging that "they were the proximate causes of most of the troubles on the voyage [of the MAY-FLOWER] out; and of many of the deaths at Plymouth in New England in the course of the following Spring; for they overmasted the vessel, and by so doing strained ...

— The Mayflower and Her Log, Complete • Azel Ames

... account for the speedy decay of dead animal substances, and for the methods whereby this decay is retarded or prevented. In organised substances, the chemical atoms combine in a very complex but unstable way; several such atoms group together to form a proximate principle, such as gluten, albumen, fibrin, &c.; and several of these combine to form a complete organic substance. The chemical rank-and-file, so to speak, form a battalion, and two or more battalions form the chemical army. But it is a law in chemistry, ...

— Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 460 - Volume 18, New Series, October 23, 1852 • Various

Words linked to "Proximate" : ultimate, immediate, close