COTERMINOUS


Meaning of COTERMINOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)kō-ˈtər-mə-nəs ]

adjective

Etymology: alteration of conterminous

Date: 1799

1. : having the same or coincident boundaries

a voting district coterminous with the city

2. : coextensive in scope or duration

an experience of life coterminous with the years of his father — Elizabeth Hardwick

• co·ter·mi·nous·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.