contiguity
con·ti·gu·i·ty
contiguity · contiguities
соприкосновение
A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or…A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.
UK/ˌkɒn.tɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/US/ˌkɑn.tɪˈɡju.ɪ.ti/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.
соприкосновениеsoprikosnoveniye
More definitions
- the attribute of being so near as to be touching
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
state in which objects are physically touching:
Origin
From French contiguïté (whence -ity), from Late Latin contiguitās, from Latin contiguus (“From French contiguïté (whence -ity), from Late Latin contiguitās, from Latin contiguus (“bordering upon”), from contingō (“to touch or border upon”).
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Forms
plural: contiguities| Singular | contiguity |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsstate in which objects are physically touching:synapse
Close in meaning
- the attribute of being so near as to be touching:adjacencycontiguousness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsRelatedcontiguous
Derivednoncontiguity
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable