proxemics

prox e mics |präkˈsēmiks prɑkˈsimɪks | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the branch of knowledge that deals with the amount of space that people feel it necessary to set between themselves and others. DERIVATIVES prox e mic adjective ORIGIN 1960s: from proximity, on the pattern of words such as phonemics .

proxemics

proxemics |prɒkˈsiːmɪks | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] the branch of knowledge that deals with the amount of space that people feel it necessary to set between themselves and others. ORIGIN 1960s: from proximity, on the pattern of words such as phonemics .