contiguous – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
contiguous
adj.
successive; adjacent; bordering; touching
Contiguity
A
contiguity is a continuous mass, or a series of things in contact or in proximity, or the state of being such a mass or series. The concept was first set out in the Law of Contiguity (one of
Aristotle's
Laws of Association) which states that things that occur near each other in
time or
space are readily associated.
contiguous
Adjective
1. very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"
(synonym) immediate
(similar) close
2. connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states"
(synonym) conterminous
(similar) connected
3. having a common boundary or edge; touching; "abutting lots"; "adjoining rooms"; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities"
(synonym) abutting, adjacent, adjoining, conterminous, neighboring(a)
(similar) connected
Contiguous
(a.)
In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
contiguous
Touching or very close together.
