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Contiguous

Contiguous Definition And Meaning
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 \Contig"uous\, 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}. -- {Contig"uously}, adv. -- {Contig"uousness}, n.

Contiguous Definition And Meaning

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"

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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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