Definitions for proxemics
proxemics
prox·e·mics
Spelling: [prok-see-miks]
IPA: /prɒkˈsi mɪks/
Proxemics is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 25 points.
You can make 506 anagrams from letters in proxemics (ceimoprsx).
Definitions for proxemics
noun
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Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.
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Linguistics. the study of the symbolic and communicative role in a culture of spatial arrangements and variations in distance, as in how far apart individuals engaged in conversation stand depending on the degree of intimacy between them.
Origin of proxemics
1960-65; prox(imity) + -emics (extracted from phonemics); apparently coined by U.S. anthropologist Edward T. Hall (born 1914)