proxemics Syllabification: (prox·e·mics)Pronunciation: /präkˈsēmiks/Definition of proxemics noun [treated as singular] the branch of knowledge that deals with the amount of space that people feel it necessary to set between themselves and others. Derivatives proxemic adjective Origin: 1960s: from proximity, on the pattern of words such as phonemicsproxemics in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of proxemics in the British & World English dictionary
