1Proximity; being close or adjacent in space — near or adjoining.
この工場は住宅地に近接しているため、騒音対策が必要だ。
Because this factory is adjacent to a residential area, noise control measures are necessary.
近接する二つの建物の間は通路として使われている。
The space between the two adjacent buildings is used as a passageway.
近接センサーが人の接近を検知するとライトが点く。
When the proximity sensor detects someone approaching, the light turns on.
2Approaching; drawing near — the act of coming closer in time or distance.
列車の接近により、駅は近接警報を鳴らした。
As the train approached, the station sounded the proximity alarm.
台風の近接に伴い、学校が休校になった。
With the typhoon approaching, schools were closed.