Proximity of blood — Proximity of blood, or closeness in degree of kinship, is one of the ways to determine hereditary succession based on genealogy. It was at loggerheads with primogeniture in numerous medieval succession disputes. Feudal custom accorded quite a… … Wikipedia
Proximity fuze — A proximity fuze (also called a VT fuze, for variable time ) is a fuze that is designed to detonate an explosive device automatically when the distance to target becomes smaller than a predetermined value or when the target passes through a given … Wikipedia
proximity fuse — noun Date: 1945 a fuse for a projectile that uses the principle of radar to detect the presence of a target within the projectile s effective range … New Collegiate Dictionary
Gestalt principle of organization — noun a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization • Syn: ↑Gestalt law of organization • Hypernyms: ↑principle, ↑rule • Hyponyms: ↑closure, ↑la … Useful english dictionary
Organizing principle — An organizing principle is a core assumption from which everything else by proximity can derive a classification or a value. It is like a central reference point that allows all other objects to be located. Having an organizing principle might… … Wikipedia
law of proximity — noun a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit • Syn: ↑proximity • Hypernyms: ↑Gestalt law of… … Useful english dictionary
Gestalt principle — /gəˈʃtælt prɪnsəpəl/ (say guh shtalt prinsuhpuhl) noun one of a set of principles drawn from the tendency of people to organise visual elements into a unified whole, these principles being similarity, symmetry, continuation, closure, proximity,… …
Iconicity — In functional cognitive linguistics, as well as in semiotics, iconicity is the conceived similarity or analogy between a form of a sign (linguistic or otherwise) and its meaning, as opposed to arbitrariness.Iconic principles: *Quantity principle … Wikipedia
List of waste management concepts — This is a list of waste management concepts:*Best practicable environmental option (BPEO) *Eco industrial park *Extended producer responsibility *Muda (Japanese term) *Pay as you throw *Polluter pays principle *Precautionary principle *Product… … Wikipedia
List of waste management acronyms — The following article contains a list of acronyms used in the waste management industry. [ [http://www.ciwm.co.uk/mediastore/FILES/11384.doc Waste management jargonyms] CIWM website, Accessed 9/11/06] [ [http://www.environment… … Wikipedia
