The closeness of the two research stations allowed scientists to share equipment and data with minimal delay.
两个研究站的距离很近，使科学家们能够以最小的延迟共享设备和数据。
Which choice best defines “closeness”?
D — The quality of being close in space or time. “closeness” means the quality of being close in space or time.
Which word means “the quality of being close in space or time”?
D — closeness. “closeness” means the quality of being close in space or time.
closeness — the quality of being close in space or time. In Chinese: 接近，亲密.
closeness is pronounced /ˈkloʊsnəs/.
The closeness of the two research stations allowed scientists to share equipment and data with minimal delay. (两个研究站的距离很近，使科学家们能够以最小的延迟共享设备和数据。)
proximity, nearness, adjacency — all close in meaning to closeness (the quality of being close in space or time).
distance, remoteness — each the opposite of closeness (the quality of being close in space or time).
Yes. closeness is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.