contiguous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·tig·u·ous /kənˈtɪɡjuəs/ adjective formal NEXT TOnext to something, or next to each other 相邻的，相近的 America’s 48 contiguous states 美国的48个互相毗连的州 —contiguously adverb —contiguity /ˌkɒntəˈɡjuːəti $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
contiguous• The dorsal arm plates are slightly bell shaped or fan shaped, they approach but are not quite contiguous.• The dorsal arm plates are triangular to fan shaped; the first 2-3 dorsal arm plates may be contiguous.• The dorsal arm plates are wider than long, rectangular and contiguous.• The ventral arm plates are not contiguous.• The ventral arm plates are pentagonal with the distal edge rounded and contiguous at least proximally.• The ventral arm plates are pentagonal with a wide distal edge, and contiguous on proximal arm segments.• Cattle are contiguous only for want of similarity, racehorses similar only for want of contiguity.• The dorsal arm plates are fan shaped to rounded triangular and contiguous proximally.Origin contiguous (1500-1600) Latin contiguus, from contingere; → CONTINGENT1con·tig·u·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable
other next to each something, Corpus or to next
contiguous
con‧tig‧u‧ous /kənˈtɪɡjuəs/
adjective formalnext to something, or next to each other:
America’s 48 contiguous states
—contiguously adverb
—contiguity /ˌkɒntəˈɡjuːəti, ˌkɒntɪˈɡjuːəti $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [uncountable]
con‧tig‧u‧ous /kənˈtɪɡjuəs/
adjective formalnext to something, or next to each other: —contiguously adverb
—contiguity /ˌkɒntəˈɡjuːəti, ˌkɒntɪˈɡjuːəti $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [uncountable]