contiguous
[ kuhn-tig-yoo-uhs ]
/ kənˈtɪg yu əs /
adjective
touching; in contact.
in close proximity without actually touching; near.
adjacent in time: contiguous events.
Origin of contiguous
1605–15; < Latin
contiguus bordering upon, equivalent to
con-
con- +
tig- (variant stem of
-tingere, combining form of
tangere to touch; see
tangent,
contingent,
contact) +
-uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf.
-ous,
continuous
SYNONYMS FOR contiguous
OTHER WORDS FROM contiguous
Words nearby contiguous
contextualism,
contextualize,
contexture,
contg.,
contiguity,
contiguous,
contin.,
continence,
continent,
continental,
continental army
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British Dictionary definitions for contiguous
contiguous
/ (kənˈtɪɡjʊəs) /
adjective
touching along the side or boundary; in contact
physically adjacent; neighbouring
preceding or following in time
Derived forms of contiguous
contiguity (ˌkɒntɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ) or contiguousness, noun contiguously, adverbWord Origin for contiguous
C17: from Latin
contiguus, from
contingere to touch; see
contact
Medical definitions for contiguous
contiguous
[ kən-tĭg′yōō-əs ]
adj.
Sharing an edge or boundary; touching.
Neighboring; adjacent.