conterminous

[ kuh n-tur-muh-nuh s ]
/ kənˈtɜr mə nəs /

adjective

having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
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.
coterminous.
Also con·ter·mi·nal [kuh n-tur-muh-nl] /kənˈtɜr mə nl/, co·ter·mi·nal [koh-tur-muh-nl] /koʊˈtɜr mə nl/.

Origin of conterminous

1625–35; < Latin conterminus having a common border with, equivalent to con- con- + terminus terminus; see -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM conterminous

Words nearby conterminous

contented, contention, contentious, contentive, contentment, conterminous, contessa, contest, contestant, contestation, context

Definition for coterminal (2 of 2)

coterminous
[ koh-tur-muh-nuh s ]
/ koʊˈtɜr mə nəs /

adjective

having the same border or covering the same area.
being the same in extent; coextensive in range or scope.
Also co·ter·mi·nal [koh-tur-muh-nl] /koʊˈtɜr mə nl/.

Origin of coterminous

1790–1800; re-formation of conterminous; see co-

OTHER WORDS FROM coterminous

co·ter·mi·nous·ly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for coterminal (1 of 2)

conterminous

conterminal (kənˈtɜːmɪnəl) or coterminous (kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs)

/ (kənˈtɜːmɪnəs) /

adjective

enclosed within a common boundary
meeting at the ends; without a break or interruption

Derived forms of conterminous

conterminously, conterminally or coterminously, adverb

Word Origin for conterminous

C17: from Latin conterminus, from con- + terminus end, boundary

British Dictionary definitions for coterminal (2 of 2)

coterminous

conterminous

/ (kəʊˈtɜːmɪnəs) /

adjective

having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous
coextensive or coincident in range, time, scope, etc