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Look up: prox-

  1. PROX
    Proximity
    Found on http://www.eod-solutions.com/glossary.ht

  2. Prox
    Prox noun [ Confer Proxy .] 'The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes.' [ Rhode Island] Bartlett.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/184

  3. Prox
    • (n.) `The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes.`
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  4. PROX
    PReferential OXidation
    Found on http://www3.sympatico.ca/dhaughey/j1930.

  5. Prox-
    Prox-: Proximal.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  6. PROX1
    `Prospero-related homeobox 1`, also known as `PROX1`, is a human gene.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PROX1

  7. proxaemics
    The scientific discipline concerned with the various aspects of urban overcrowding. ... Origin: L. Proximus, nearest, next ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. proxemics
    [n] - the study of spatial distances between individuals in different cultures and situations
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  9. proxemics
    noun the study of spatial distances between individuals in different cultures and situations
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. Proxemics
    The term `proxemics` was introduced by anthropologist Edward T. Hall in 1959 to describe set measurable distances between people as they interact. The effects of proxemics, according to Hall, can be summarized by the following loose rule: According to Jonathon Tabor distance-spacing theories based on the early animal like human of German zoologist Heini Hediger, as found in his 1995 book `Studies of the Behavior of Captive Animals in Zoos and ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxemics

  11. proxemics
    (from the article `communication`) Of more general, cross-cultural significance are the theories involved in the study of proxemics developed by an American anthropologist, Edward ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/125

  12. proxemics
    The scientific discipline concerned with the various aspects of urban overcrowding. [L. proximus, nearest, next]
    Found on

  13. Proxene
    Prox'ene noun [ Confer ...; ... before + ... a guest, stranger: confer French proxène .] (Gr. Antiq.) An officer who had the charge of showing hospitality to those who came from a friendly city or state.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/184

  14. Proxene
    • (n.) An officer who had the charge of showing hospitality to those who came from a friendly city or state.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  15. Proxenet
    Prox'e·net noun [ Latin proxeneta , Greek ....] A negotiator; a factor. [ R.] Dr. H. More.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/184

  16. Proxenet
    • (n.) A negotiator; a factor.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  17. Proxenetism
    Prox`e·ne'tism noun [ Greek ... agent + -ism ; confer French proxénétisme .] The action of a go-between or broker in negotiating immoral bargains between the sexes; procuring.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/184

  18. Proxenetism
    • (n.) The action of a go-between or broker in negotiating immoral bargains between the sexes; procuring.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  19. Proxenos
    In Classical Greece a `Proxenos` was a citizen (usually rich) of a particular city state who felt friendship towards another city, and voluntarily took up some of the roles fulfilled in modern states by Consuls - i.e. helping citizens of the other city when in trouble with the authorities in his own city, and sometimes hosting them in his own home at his own expense. A Proxenos would use whatever influence he had in his own city to promote poli...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxenos

  20. proxenos
    (from the article `diplomacy`) In marked contrast to diplomatic relations, commercial and other apolitical relations between city-states were conducted on a continuous basis. Greek ... ...initially casual or trading visits, with formal relationships of xenia. At some point quite early in the Archaic period this institution developed ......
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/125

  21. proxeny
    proxeny The office or function of a proxenus; the system of proxeni or hospitality between cities in ancient Greece. A proxenus was a resident citizen of a Greek state who was appointed by another state to represent and protect its interests.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  22. Proxflyer
    `Proxflyer` refers to a family of micro R/C helicopter prototypes based on a dual coaxial counter-rotating rotor concept developed and patented by Norwegian Petter Muren. The concept differs from the swashplate designs in conventional helicopter flight controls and enables a helicopter to be passively stable in hover. Elimination of the conventional cyclic and collective pitch controls allows for simpler and lighter helicopters to be developed. A...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxflyer

  23. Proxi
    `Proxi` is a free utility from Griffin Technology for Mac OS X. It allows the assignment of automated events called `tasks` to a variety of `triggers` such as hotkeys, email, iTunes, RSS feeds, as well as hardware available from Griffin such as the PowerMate, AirClick or radio SHARK. These tasks can do such things as display messages on the computer screen, play a sound, write to a file, execute an AppleScript, control iTunes or iChat. Proxi is...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxi

  24. Proxi-
    Proxi-: Proximal.
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  25. Proxibarbital
    `Proxibarbital` (Ipronal) is a barbiturate derivative invented in the 1970s. It has sedative, hypnotic and anticonvulsant properties, and was used in the treatment of migraine headaches in a similar manner to butalbital.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxibarbit


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