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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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CONTIGUOUS definition: 1. next to or touching another, usually similar, thing: 2. next to or touching another, usually…. Learn more.
1. : being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point. the 48 contiguous states. 2. of angles : adjacent sense 2. 3. : next or near in time or sequence. The fires were contiguous with the earthquake. 4. : touching or connected throughout in an unbroken sequence. contiguous row houses. contiguous vineyards. contiguously adverb.
1. Sharing an edge or boundary; touching. 2. Neighboring; adjacent. 3. a. Connecting without a break: the 48 contiguous states. b. Connected in time; uninterrupted: served two contiguous terms in office. [From Latin contiguus, from contingere, contig-, to touch; see contact .] con·tig′u·ous·ly adv. con·tig′u·ous·ness n.
Things that are contiguous are next to each other or touch each other. [formal] Its vineyards are virtually contiguous with those of Ausone. [ + with] ...two years of travel throughout the 48 contiguous states.
Definition of contiguous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
CONTIGUOUS meaning: 1. next to or touching another, usually similar, thing: 2. next to or touching another, usually…. Learn more.
in close proximity without actually touching; near. Synonyms: adjacent. adjacent in time: contiguous events. / kənˈtɪɡjʊəs; ˌkɒntɪˈɡjuːɪtɪ / adjective. touching along the side or boundary; in contact. physically adjacent; neighbouring. preceding or following in time.
Use the adjective contiguous when you want to describe one thing touching another thing, or next to it but not actually touching.
contiguous meaning, definition, what is contiguous: next to something, or next to each other...: Learn more.
noun. Word origin. L contiguus, bordering upon < base of contingere, to touch upon: see contact. Word Frequency. contiguous in American English. (kənˈtɪɡjuːəs) adjective. 1. touching; in contact. 2.
