Thesaurus: contiguous

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1. a. In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining.
2. adj. very close or connected in space or time
3. adj. connecting without a break; within a common boundary
4. adj. having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching
5. In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring; adjoining. The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their angles. Sir I. Newton. Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. Goldsmith. Contiguous angles. See Adjacent angles, under Angle. Syn. -- Adjoining; adjacent. See Adjacent. - Con*tig"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Con*tig"u*ous*ness, n.
6. In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near; neighboring;adjoining.The two halves of the paper did not appear fully divided . . . butseemed contiguous at one of their angles. Sir I. Newton.Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. Goldsmith.Contiguous angles. See Adjacent angles, under Angle.
7. j:100 s. very close or connected in space or time