contiguous

con·tig·u·ous (k

n-t

adj.

1. Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.

2. Neighboring; adjacent.

a. Connecting without a break: the 48 contiguous states.

b. Connected in time; uninterrupted: served two contiguous terms in office.

[From Latin contiguus, from contingere, contig-, to touch; see contact.]

con·tigu·ous·ly adv.

con·tigu·ous·ness n.

contiguous [kənˈtɪgjʊəs]

adj

1. touching along the side or boundary; in contact

2. physically adjacent; neighbouring

3. preceding or following in time

[from Latin contiguus, from contingere to touch; see contact]

contiguity [ˌkɒntɪˈgjuːɪtɪ], contiguousness n

contiguously adv

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Adj.	1.	contiguous - very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past" immediate close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"
	2.	contiguous - connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states" conterminous connected - joined or linked together
	3.	contiguous - having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "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" neighboring, adjacent, conterminous connected - joined or linked together

contiguous

adjective (Formal) near, touching, bordering, neighbouring, beside, adjacent, in contact, adjoining, next door to, juxtaposed, abutting, next, juxtapositional The vineyards are virtually contiguous with those of Ausone.

Translations

contiguous [kənˈtɪgjʊəs] ADJ → contiguo (to a)

contiguous [kənˈtɪgjuəs] adj (formal) (= adjacent, adjoining) → contigu/guë
to be contiguous with sth → être contigu/guë à qch, être attenant(e) à qch

contiguous

adj (form) → aneinandergrenzend, sich berührend; (in time) → (unmittelbar) aufeinanderfolgend; the estates are contiguous → die Grundstücke grenzen aneinander; contiguous cull (of cattle) → Keulung f

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The parts of a line bear a relative position to each other, for each lies somewhere, and it would be possible to distinguish each, and to state the position of each on the plane and to explain to what sort of part among the rest each was contiguous.

The Categories by Aristotle View in context

As to temples for public worship, and the hall for the public tables of the chief magistrates, they ought to be built in proper places, and contiguous to each other, except those temples which the law or the oracle orders to be separate from all other buildings; and let these be in such a conspicuous eminence, that they may have every advantage of situation, and in the neighbourhood of that part of the city which is best fortified.

A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context

If this event is to cause another event, the two will have to be contiguous in time; for if there is any interval between them, something may happen during that interval to prevent the expected effect.

The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand View in context

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