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- Dictionarycontiguous/kənˈtɪɡjʊəs/
adjective
- 1. sharing a common border; touching: "the Southern Ocean is contiguous with the Atlantic"
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adjective. formal uk / kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs / us / kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs / Add to word list. next to or touching another, usually similar, thing: contiguous with/to The two states are contiguous with/to each other, but the laws are quite different. Synonym. neighbouring UK. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. at the side of. beside Come sit beside me.
The meaning of CONTIGUOUS is being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point. How to use contiguous in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Contiguous.
Use the adjective contiguous when you want to describe one thing touching another thing, or next to it but not actually touching. Things that are contiguous are near or next to but not actually touching and yet they are also defined as "touching, sharing a border."
adjective. formal us / kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs / uk / kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs / Add to word list. next to or touching another, usually similar, thing: contiguous with/to The two states are contiguous with/to each other, but the laws are quite different. Synonym. neighboring US. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. at the side of. beside Come sit beside me.
3 meanings: 1. touching along the side or boundary; in contact 2. physically adjacent; neighbouring 3. preceding or following.... Click for more definitions.
adjective. /kənˈtɪɡjuəs/ (formal or specialist) touching or next to something. The countries are contiguous. contiguous with/to something The bruising was not contiguous to the wound.
1. touching along the side or boundary; in contact. 2. physically adjacent; neighbouring. 3. preceding or following in time. [C17: from Latin contiguus, from contingere to touch; see contact] contiguity, conˈtiguousness n. conˈtiguously adv.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective contiguous mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective contiguous, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
CONTIGUOUS meaning: used to describe things that touch each other or are immediately next to each other.
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