About The Word Contiguous
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Contiguous
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What's The Definition Of Contiguous?
[adj] very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"
[adj] having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities" [adj] connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states" Synonyms | Synonyms for Contiguous: abutting | adjacent | adjoining | bordering(a) | close | connected | conterminous | immediate | neighboring(a) Related Terms | Find terms related to Contiguous: abutting | adjacent | adjoining | bordering | close | close-by | connecting | conterminous | coterminous | end to end | endways | endwise | face to face | immediate | joined | juxtaposed | juxtapositional | juxtapositive | near | nearby | neighbor | neighboring | next | nigh | touching See Also | Contiguous In Webster's Dictionary \Con*tig"u*ous\, a. [L. contiguus; akin to contigere
to touch on all sides. See {Contingent}.]
In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near;
neighboring; adjoining.
The two halves of the paper did not appear fully
divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their
angles. --Sir I.
Newton.
Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. --Goldsmith.
{Contiguous angles}. See {Adjacent angles}, under {Angle}.
Syn: Adjoining; adjacent. See {Adjacent}. --
{Con*tig"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Con*tig"u*ous*ness}, n.
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