vicinal

vic·i·nal  (vs-nl)

adj.

1. Of, belonging to, or restricted to a limited area or neighborhood; local.

2. Relating to or being a local road.

3. Mineralogy Approximating, resembling, or taking the place of a fundamental crystalline form or face.

4. Chemistry Of or relating to the consecutive positions of substituted elements or radicals on a benzene ring.

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[Latin vcnlis, from vcnus, neighboring; see vicinity.]

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vicinal [ˈvɪsɪn^əl]

adj

1. neighbouring

2. (Social Science / Human Geography) (esp of roads) of or relating to a locality or neighbourhood

3. (Chemistry) Chem relating to or designating two adjacent atoms to which groups are attached in a chain

[from Latin vīcīnālis nearby, from vīcīnus, from vīcus a neighbourhood]

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vicinal, vicinity - Vicinal, from Latin vicus, "group of houses," means "of or pertaining to a neighborhood"—hence, vicinity.

See also related terms for houses.

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Adj.

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vicinal - belonging to or limited to a vicinity