contiguous

  • 11contiguous — adjective /kənˈtɪɡjuəs/ a) connected; touching; abutting The forty eight contiguous states. b) adjacent; neighbouring/neighboring Supposing three such houses to be contiguous to a central one, each separated from the latter by a straight wall …

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  • 12contiguous — adj. contiguous to, with * * * [kən tɪgjʊəs] with contiguous to …

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  • 13contiguous — adjective Etymology: Latin contiguus, from contingere to have contact with more at contingent Date: circa 1609 1. being in actual contact ; touching along a boundary or at a point 2. of angles adjacent 2 3. next or near …

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  • 14contiguous — contiguously, adv. contiguousness, n. /keuhn tig yooh euhs/, adj. 1. touching; in contact. 2. in close proximity without actually touching; near. 3. adjacent in time: contiguous events. [1605 15; < L contiguus bordering upon, equiv. to con CON +&#8230; …

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  • 15contiguous — See adjacent. See adjacent, contiguous …

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  • 16contiguous — con|tig|u|ous [kənˈtıgjuəs] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: contiguus, from contingere; CONTINGENT1] next to something, or next to each other ▪ America s 48 contiguous states &GT;contiguously adv &GT;contiguity [ˌkɔntıˈgju:ıti US&#8230; …

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  • 17contiguous — adjective (+ with) formal next to something, or near something in time or order (+ with): Canada is contiguous with the US along much of its border. contiguously adverb contiguity noun (U) …

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  • 18contiguous — adjective the contiguous Gulf states Syn: adjacent, neighboring, adjoining, bordering, next door; abutting, connecting, touching, in contact, proximate …

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  • 19Contiguous angles — Contiguous 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. [1913 Webster] The two halves of the paper did not appear fully&#8230; …

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  • 20Contiguous Data Structure —   [von engl. contiguous »benachbart«], fortlaufende Datenstruktur …

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