proximal
Portuguese, adjective/pɾo.siˈmaw/
proximal is spelled P-R-O-X-I-M-A-L (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 48,304th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Proximal is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “proximal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que se localiza próximo do ponto de origem”.
What does proximal mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que se localiza próximo do ponto de origem
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of proximal
- proximais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce proximal?
- Brazil /pɾo.siˈmaw/
- Brazil [pɾo.siˈmaʊ̯]
- Portugal /pɾɔ.siˈmal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to proximal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is proximal in Portuguese?
proximal appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).