contiguity
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.
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
- the attribute of being so near as to be touching
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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 synonyms- the attribute of being so near as to be touching:adjacencycontiguousness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.