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Proximal

Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of dependence; proximate.

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Propinquity 74% connected

Nearness in place; neighborhood; proximity.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Propinquity 74% connected

Nearness in place; neighborhood; proximity.

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Distal 94% connected

Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Distal 94% connected

Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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-tre noun · 78% connection

The point of intersection of a vertical line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body which is tipped t…

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-wards verb · 78% connection

Suffixes denoting course or direction to; motion or tendency toward; as in backward, or backwards; toward, or towards, etc.

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Aberration noun · 78% connection

A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and th…

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Adductor noun · 78% connection

A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed t…

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Adventist noun · 78% connection

One of a religious body, embracing several branches, who look for the proximate personal coming of Christ; -- called also Second Adven…

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Approximate adjective · 78% connection

Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

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Axis noun · 78% connection

A straight line with respect to which the different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged; as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e.…

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Central adjective · 78% connection

Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center…

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Centralize verb · 78% connection

To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a center; to bring into one system, or under one control.

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Centrolineal adjective · 78% connection

Converging to a center; -- applied to lines drawn so as to meet in a point or center.

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Concentrate verb · 78% connection

To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to fix; as, to concent…

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Concentre verb · 78% connection

To come to one point; to meet in, or converge toward, a common center; to have a common center.

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Coriolis force noun · 78% connection

(physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a r…

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Crank noun · 78% connection

A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which motion is imparted to or received…

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Cyclone noun · 78% connection

A violent storm, often of vast extent, characterized by high winds rotating about a calm center of low atmospheric pressure. This cent…

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Down adverb · 78% connection

In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below; -- the opposite of up.

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Downward adjective · 78% connection

Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous.

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Eccentric adjective · 78% connection

Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit; pertaining to deviation fr…

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