Definition of Adjacent. Meaning of Adjacent. Synonyms of Adjacent
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Definition of Adjacent
Adjacent Adjacent Ad*ja"cent, a. [L. adjacens, -centis, p. pr. of
adjacere to lie near; ad + jac[=e]re to lie: cf. F.
adjacent.]
Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on;
as, a field adjacent to the highway. ``The adjacent forest.'
--B. Jonson.
Adjacent or contiguous angle. (Geom.) See Angle.
Syn: Adjoining; contiguous; near.
Usage: Adjacent, Adjoining, Contiguous. Things are
adjacent when they lie close each other, not necessary
in actual contact; as, adjacent fields, adjacent
villages, etc.
I find that all Europe with her adjacent isles
is peopled with Christians. --Howell.
Things are adjoining when they meet at some line or
point of junction; as, adjoining farms, an adjoining
highway. What is spoken of as contiguous should touch
with some extent of one side or the whole of it; as, a
row of contiguous buildings; a wood contiguous to a
plain.
Adjacent Adjacent Ad*ja"cent, a. [L. adjacens, -centis, p. pr. of
adjacere to lie near; ad + jac[=e]re to lie: cf. F.
adjacent.]
Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on;
as, a field adjacent to the highway. ``The adjacent forest.'
--B. Jonson.
Adjacent or contiguous angle. (Geom.) See Angle.
Syn: Adjoining; contiguous; near.
Usage: Adjacent, Adjoining, Contiguous. Things are
adjacent when they lie close each other, not necessary
in actual contact; as, adjacent fields, adjacent
villages, etc.
I find that all Europe with her adjacent isles
is peopled with Christians. --Howell.
Things are adjoining when they meet at some line or
point of junction; as, adjoining farms, an adjoining
highway. What is spoken of as contiguous should touch
with some extent of one side or the whole of it; as, a
row of contiguous buildings; a wood contiguous to a
plain.
Adjacent Adjacent Ad*ja"cent, n.
That which is adjacent. [R.] --Locke.
