proximate

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

prox·i·mate (prŏkʹsə-mĭt)adj.
1. Very near or next, as in space, time, or order. See Synonyms at close.
2. Approximate. [Latin proximātus, past participle of proximāre, to come near, from proximus, nearest. See per¹ in Indo-European Roots.] proxʹi·mate·ly adv.proxʹi·mate·ness n.