proxemics

noun

1. The study of the effects of the physical distance between people in different cultures and societies.

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   Proxemics refers to the personal distance that individuals prefer to keep between themselves and other individuals and is an important element of nonverbal communication.

Where it comes from

From prox- (“proximity, nearness”) + -eme + -ic + -s. Clipping of proximity + modeling on phonemics. Coined by American anthropologist Edward T. Hall in 1963.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry proxemics (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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