CONTIGUOUS


Meaning of CONTIGUOUS in English

— 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; contiguus bordering upon, equiv. to con- CON- + tig- (var. s. of -tingere, comb. form of tangere to touch; see TANGENT, CONTINGENT, CONTACT) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf. -OUS, CONTINUOUS ]

Syn. 1. bordering, adjoining, abutting. 2. adjacent.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .