Outlying vs Proximity - What's the difference?
outlying | proximity |
Relatively remote from some central location.
Located outside of some boundary or limit.
A region relatively remote from a central location.
* 1975 , United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution Control Act of 1972: Effect on Small Communities
closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship.
As nouns the difference between outlying and proximity
is that outlying is a region relatively remote from a central location while proximity is closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship.As an adjective outlying
is relatively remote from some central location.outlying
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament.
- When the map was redrawn after the war, our cousin found herself living in outlying territory.
Noun
(en noun)- The other areas and the outlyings will have to come in at a later date, although the council wrestles with that periodically. But the amount of money involved would be substantial.
References
* *proximity
English
Noun
(proximities)- The proximity of the heat source allowed it to be detected by the sensor.