Prox·i·ma Cen·tau·ri 
(prŏksə-mə sĕn-tôrē)
(prŏksə-mə sĕn-tôrē)n.
The closest to Earth of three stars in the Alpha Centauri system. At a distance of 4.2 light-years, Proxima Centauri is the closest star to Earth after the sun.
[New Latin Proxima Centaurī : Latin proxima, feminine of proximus, nearest; see PROXIMATE + Centaurī, genitive of Centaurus, centaur, Centaurus; see CENTAUR.]
- yardstick
- ferritin
- ferro-
- ferroalloy
- ferroconcrete
- ferrocyanide
- ferroelectric
- ferroelectricity
- ferrofluid
- Ferrol
- ferromagnesian
- ferromagnet
- ferromagnetic
- ferromagnetism
- ferromanganese
- ferrosilicon
- ferrotype
- ferrous
- ferrous oxide
- ferrous sulfate
- ferrous sulfide
- Ferruccio Benvenuto
- ferruginous
- ferrule
- ferry