Associations to the word «Adjacent»

Wiktionary

ADJACENT, adjective. Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
ADJACENT, adjective. Just before, after, or facing.
ADJACENT, noun. Something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.
ADJACENT, preposition. (US) Next to; adjacent to; beside.

Dictionary definition

ADJACENT, adjective. Nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side".
ADJACENT, adjective. Having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching; "Rhode Island has two bordering states; Massachusetts and Conncecticut"; "the side of Germany conterminous with France"; "Utah and the contiguous state of Idaho"; "neighboring cities".
ADJACENT, adjective. Near or close to but not necessarily touching; "lands adjacent to the mountains"; "New York and adjacent cities".

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