— conterminally, conterminously , adv. — conterminality, conterminousness , n.
/keuhn terr"meuh neuhs/ , adj.
1. having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
2. meeting at the ends; without an intervening gap: In our calendar system, the close of one year is conterminous with the beginning of the next.
3. coterminous.
Also, conterminal, coterminal .
[ 1625-35; conterminus having a common border with, equiv. to con- CON- + terminus TERMINUS; see -OUS ]