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Proxima

Proxima is the ellipsis of Proxima Centauri.

Meaning of Proxima Centauri

Proper noun

Proxima Centauri

  1. A red dwarf star, part of the Alpha Centauri system and the nearest star to Earth's solar system.
    Synonyms:
    Alpha Cen C, Alpha Centauri C, Prox, Proxima, Proxima Cen, Rigel Kent C, Rigel Kentarus C, α Cen C, α Centauri C

Words formed from Proxima

  • Proxima b

Phrases with Proxima

Questions about Proxima

What is Proxima the ellipsis of?
Proxima is the ellipsis of Proxima Centauri.

Words near Proxima in the dictionary

  1. proxigean spring tide
  2. proxigean spring tides
  3. proxigee
  4. proxigees
  5. proxim-
  6. Proxima
  7. Proxima Centauri
  8. Proxima Centaurian
  9. Proxima Centaurians
  10. proximad
  11. proximal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Proxima (page history and authors); Proxima Centauri (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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