adj. Closer to the point of attachment or observation.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of dependence; proximate.
adj.
adj. Situated near the point of attachment or origin.
adj. Of or pertaining to that which is proximal. Opposed to distal.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Proximate; nearest; next.
n. In zoology, the comparatively fixed or basal extremity of a limb or of an organism.
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adj. situated nearest to point of attachment or origin
Word Usage
"FlashLinq advances a concept known as proximal communications, whereby users can continuously connect, disconnect and communicate directly with other mobile users at broadband speeds based on their physical proximity."