The nearness of the research station to the glacier allowed scientists to monitor melting rates daily.
研究站靠近冰川，使科学家能够每日监测融化速度。
Which choice best defines “nearness”?
A — The quality of being close in space, time, or relationship. “nearness” means the quality of being close in space, time, or relationship.
Which word means “the quality of being close in space, time, or relationship”?
D — nearness. “nearness” means the quality of being close in space, time, or relationship.
nearness — the quality of being close in space, time, or relationship. In Chinese: 接近，亲近.
nearness is pronounced /ˈnɪrnəs/.
The nearness of the research station to the glacier allowed scientists to monitor melting rates daily. (研究站靠近冰川，使科学家能够每日监测融化速度。)
proximity, closeness, adjacency — all close in meaning to nearness (the quality of being close in space, time, or relationship).
distance, remoteness — each the opposite of nearness (the quality of being close in space, time, or relationship).
Yes. nearness 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.